business executiveBorn: 1959 Birthplace: Toronto, Canada The oldest child of Chinese immigrants, Jung grew up speaking both English and Mandarin Chinese. Jung received a BA in English literature…
TV news correspondent After growing up in New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in…
The Andrea Doria A floating museum that hit hard times off Nantucket by Mike Morrison With its ceramic decorations and murals painted by the best Italian artists, the Italian luxury liner…
alpine skierBorn: April 19, 1932Died: March 30, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: Skiing gold medalist At the age of 15, Andrea Mead Lawrence placed eighth in…
(Encyclopedia) Mantegna, AndreaMantegna, Andreaändrĕˈä mäntĕˈnyä [key], 1431–1506, Italian painter of the Paduan school. He was adopted by Squarcione, whose apprentice he remained until 1456, when he…
(Encyclopedia) Gabrieli, AndreaGabrieli, Andreaändrĕˈä gäbrēāˈlē [key], c.1510–1586, Italian organist and composer; possibly a pupil of Adrian Willaert. In 1536 he was a chorister at St. Mark's…
(Encyclopedia) Appiani, AndreaAppiani, Andreaändrĕˈä äp–pyäˈnē [key], 1754–1817, Italian neoclassical painter and Italian court painter of Napoleon I, active in Lombardy. His frescoes include work in…
(Encyclopedia) Dworkin, Andrea, 1946–2019, American feminist writer and activist, b. Camden, N.J., B.A. Bennington College, 1968. A fierce opponent of pornography and of violence against women, she…
(Encyclopedia) Doria, AndreaDoria, Andreaändrāˈä dōˈrēä [key], b. 1466 or 1468, d. 1560, Italian admiral and statesman, of an ancient family prominent in the history of Genoa. He started his career…
