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Bary, Heinrich Anton de

(Encyclopedia) Bary, Heinrich Anton de: see De Bary.

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Kaunitz, Wenzel Anton, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Kaunitz, Wenzel Anton, Fürst vonKaunitz, Wenzel Anton, Fürst vonvĕnˈtsəl änˈtôn fürst fən kouˈnĭts [key], 1711–94, Austrian statesman. He distinguished himself as a negotiator of the…

2006 United States Medalists

Alpine SkiingMen's Combined—GOLD—Ted LigetyLadies' Giant Slalom—GOLD—Julia MancusoBobsleighWomen—SILVER—Shauna Rohbok, Valerie FlemingCurlingMen—BRONZE—Pete Fenson, Scott Baird, Shawn Rojeski, John…

2008 Men's Gymnastics

These are the medal winners in the men's gymnastics events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Individual Score All-Around…

Hofmann, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Hofmann, Joseph, 1876–1957, Polish-American pianist, b. near Cracow; pupil of Anton Rubinstein. He toured Europe as a child prodigy, making his American debut in 1887 at the…

Esterházy

(Encyclopedia) EsterházyEsterházyĕsˈtĕrhäˌzē [key], princely Hungarian family. Paul, Fürst Esterházy von Galantha, 1635–1713, was elected palatine (regent) of Hungary in 1681 and distinguished…

(Encyclopedia) Gabrilowitsch, OssipGabrilowitsch, Ossipôˈsĭp gäbrĭlôˈvĭch [key], 1878–1936, Russian-American pianist and conductor; pupil of Anton Rubinstein at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and of…

Carreño, Teresa

(Encyclopedia) Carreño, TeresaCarreño, Teresatārāˈsä kärāˈnyō [key], 1853–1917, Venezuelan pianist; pupil of L. M. Gottschalk and Anton Rubinstein. Her debut was made in New York in 1862. She…

Vestdijk, Simon

(Encyclopedia) Vestdijk, SimonVestdijk, Simonsēˈmûn vĕstˈdāyk [key], 1898–1971, Dutch writer. His nearly 100 books include 38 novels, over 20 volumes of poetry, and works on astrology, religion, and…