(Encyclopedia) Tesla, NikolaTesla, Nikolatĕsˈlə [key], 1856–1943, American electrician and inventor, b. Croatia (then an Austrian province). An ethnic Serb, he immigrated to the United States in 1884…
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1857; 1857-1861; 1869-1881Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanHAMLIN, Hannibal, a Representative and a Senator from Maine and a Vice President of the United…
(Encyclopedia) Larra, Mariano José deLarra, Mariano José demäryäˈnō hōsāˈ ᵺā läˈrä [key], 1809–37, Spanish satirist, b. Madrid. Using several pseudonyms, Larra wrote a series of satirical articles on…
(Encyclopedia) Moreto y Cabaña, AgustínMoreto y Cabaña, Agustínäg&oomacr;stēnˈ mōrāˈtō ē käbäˈnyä [key], 1618–69, dramatic poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. Moreto borrowed and often…
(Encyclopedia) ManychManychmäˈnĭch [key], two rivers, SE European Russia. The Western Manych, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rises near Stavropol in the N Caucasus and flows NW through Lake Manych-Gudilo…
(Encyclopedia) García Lorca, FedericoGarcía Lorca, Federicofāᵺārēˈkō gärthēˈä lôrˈkä [key], 1898–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Fuente Vaqueros. The poetry, passion, and violence of his work…
(Encyclopedia) Siepi, CesareSiepi, Cesarechāˈzärā sēĕpˈē [key], 1923–2010, Italian opera singer, b. Milan. A classic basso cantante [singing bass], his warm, resonant voice was suited to for Mozart's…
