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Berkhamstead

(Encyclopedia) Berkhamstead, formerly also Great Berkhampstead Great Berkhampstead both: bûrkˈəmstĕd…

Sullivan, Louis Henry

(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Louis Henry, 1856–1924, American architect, b. Boston, studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He is of great importance in…

Members of Congress: Idaho, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Idaho Member Name Birth-Death AINSLIE, George 1838-1913 BENNETT, Thomas Warren 1831-1893 BORAH, William Edgar 1865-1940…

Ben Raeburn

publisher Raeburn owned Horizon Press from 1953 to 1984 and published a roster of distinguished writers, including Irving Howe, Alfred Kazin, and Oriana Fallaci. He produced the complete works of…

Lawrence Treat

(Lawrence A. Goldstone)mystery writerBorn: 12/21/1903Birthplace: New York City Employed as a lawyer before he turned to writing, Treat wrote hundreds of short stories and 17 novels and was one of…

Erykah Badu

(Erica Wright)musicianBirthplace: Dallas, TexasBorn: 2/26/1971 Raised in an artist-friendly household, Erykah studied acting, painting, and dance as well as music. Her debut album, Baduizm (1997)…

E.L. Doctorow

(Edgar Laurence Doctorow)novelistBorn: 1/6/1931Birthplace: New York City Author known for his historical fiction, such as the novels The Book of Daniel (1960), which was nominated for the National…

Louise

(Encyclopedia) LouiseLouiseləwēzˈ [key], 1776–1810, queen of Prussia, consort of Frederick William III; a princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. During the Napoleonic Wars her patriotism and bravery won…

Beverley, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Beverley, RobertBeverley, Robertbĕvˈərlē [key], 1673–1722, Virginia colonial historian, author of The History and Present State of Virginia (1705). A substantial planter and colonial…

Poetry Month | Notable Poets

Auden, Byron, Chaucer, and more A-B | C-D | E-H | J-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z   Amiri Baraka   Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad Akhmatova, Anna Aldington, Richard…