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Zhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevich

(Encyclopedia) Zhukovsky, Vasily AndreyevichZhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevichvəsēˈlyē əndrāˈəvĭch zh&oomacr;kôfˈskē [key], 1783–1852, Russian poet and translator. Zhukovsky wrote fine lyrics and odes…

Bamburgh

(Encyclopedia) BamburghBamburghbămˈbərə [key], village, Northumberland, NE England, on the North Sea. It was the capital of ancient Bernicia and for a time of Northumbria. In the 6th cent. a castle…

Linda Evangelista

modelBorn: 5/10/1965Birthplace: St. Catharines, Ont., Canada Highly successful supermodel whose striking good looks have launched a thousand products and graced a thousand magazines. Evangelista,…

Christie Brinkley

model, actressBorn: 2/2/1954Birthplace: Malibu, California American supermodel whose 20-year contract with Cover Girl (1976–96) was the longest-running contract in the modeling industry. Her image…

C. Vann Woodward,

Comer Vann Woodwardhistorian Born: 11/13/1908Birthplace: Vanndale, Arkansas Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller and historian who chronicled the upheaval of the turbulent South, as well as its…

Chuck Green

(Charles Green)tap dancerBorn: 1919Birthplace: Fitzgerald, Georgia Beloved by audiences, Chuck Green was one of the foremost American tap dancers. As a child he stuck bottle caps to his feet with…

Jonathan Pryce

actorBorn: 6/1/1947Birthplace: Holywell, Wales The black-clad man who graced the 1994 Infiniti TV ads with his elegant diction, Pryce won a Tony Award for his Broadway debut in Comedians (1977). He…

Darcy, Thomas Darcy, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Darcy, Thomas Darcy, BaronDarcy, Thomas Darcy, Barondärˈsē [key], 1467–1537, English nobleman. He served in a number of military expeditions for Henry VII and for the young Henry VIII…

David, Gerard

(Encyclopedia) David or Davit, GerardDavid or Davit, Gerardboth: gāˈrärt däˈvēt [key], c.1460–1523, Flemish painter, b. Oudewater, Holland. By 1484 he had established himself in Bruges, where he…

Altötting

(Encyclopedia) Altötting Altötting ält-öttĭng [key], town, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, S Germany, near the Inn River and the Austrian border, 42 mi (68 km) SW of Passau. The…