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Ernst Jaffé Biography

hematologistDied: February 16, 2008 (Port Washington, New York) Best Known as: a doctor and groundbreaking hematologist Ernst Jaffé was a doctor and hematologist…

Stanley Kamel Biography

actorDied: April 8, 2008Best Known as: actor who played Dr. Charles Kroger on the TV series Monk Deathplace: Hollywood Hills, California Stanley Kamel…

Drouyn de Lhuys, Édouard

(Encyclopedia) Drouyn de Lhuys, ÉdouardDrouyn de Lhuys, Édouardādwärˈ dr&oomacr;ăNˈ də lüēsˈ [key], 1805–81, French diplomat. He served under the July Monarchy. After the Revolution of 1848, he…

Danville

(Encyclopedia) Danville. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,204), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a…

English Channel

(Encyclopedia) English Channel, Fr. La Manche [the sleeve], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.350 (560 km) long, between France and Great Britain. It is 112 mi (180 km) wide at its west entrance, between…

Agra

(Encyclopedia) Agra Agra äˈgrə, ăgˈrə [key], former province, N central India. The presidency, or province, of Agra was created in 1833 when the British partitioned the…

breakfast cereal

(Encyclopedia) breakfast cereal, a food made from grain, commonly eaten in the morning. The oldest type of cereal, known as porridge or gruel, requires cooking in water or milk. The modern breakfast…

Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr., 1918-2021, American social activist and community organizer, b. Birmingham, Al., Roosevelt Univ. (B.A.,…

Movies and Film: Germany's Greatest -Ism

Germany's Greatest -IsmMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond In 1919, world…

Van Druten, John William

(Encyclopedia) Van Druten, John WilliamVan Druten, John Williamvăn dr&oomacr;ˈtən [key], 1901–57, English dramatist. His best-known plays, primarily light comedies, include Old Acquaintance (1940…