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Gratz, Barnard

(Encyclopedia) Gratz, BarnardGratz, Barnardgrăts [key], 1738–1801, American merchant, b. Langensdorf, Upper Silesia. Having worked in his cousin's countinghouse in London, Gratz emigrated (1754) to…

Forbes, William Cameron

(Encyclopedia) Forbes, William Cameron, 1870–1959, American business executive and diplomat, b. Milton, Mass. He entered the mercantile house of his grandfather, John Murray Forbes, in Boston and was…

Harold Ramis

screenwriter, actor, director, producerBorn: 11/21/1944Birthplace: Chicago Formerly a jokes editor for Playboy, Ramis entered show business by writing for and performing with the Second City comedy…

Notable Actors

Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

Nicaea, empire of

(Encyclopedia) Nicaea, empire of, 1204–61. In 1204 the armies of the Fourth Crusade set up the Latin Empire of Constantinople, but the Crusaders' influence did not extend over the entire Byzantine…

Carol II

(Encyclopedia) Carol II, 1893–1953, king of Romania, son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. While crown prince, he contracted a morganatic marriage with Zizi Labrino but divorced her to marry (1921)…

Jagger, Mick

(Encyclopedia) Jagger, Mick (Michael Phillip Jagger): see Rolling Stones.

Kate Millett

(Kathryn Murray)writer, political activist, artistBorn: 9/14/1934Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota Kate Millet's Columbia University Ph.D. dissertation, Sexual Politics (1970), placed her at the…

Central African Republic

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Central African Republic, republic (2020 est. pop. 4,829,767), 240,534 sq mi (622,983 sq km), central Africa. The landlocked…