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Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque de

(Encyclopedia) Olivares, Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque deOlivares, Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque degäspärˈ dā g&oomacr;thmänˈ kōnˈdā-d&oomacr;ˈkā dā ōlēväˈrās [key], 1587–1645, Spanish…

Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofBirkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofbûrˈkənhĕdˌ [key], 1872–1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899…

William Morris STEWART, Congress, NV (1827-1909)

Senate Years of Service: 1865-1875; 1887-1905Party: Republican; Republican; Silver; RepublicanSTEWART, William Morris, a Senator from Nevada; born in Galen, near Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y.,…

Arber, Werner

(Encyclopedia) Arber, WernerArber, Wernervĕrˈnər ärˈbər [key], 1929–, Swiss microbiologist. A professor at the Univ. of Geneva (1960–70) and later at the Univ. of Basel (1971–), Arber worked with…

Simmons, Ruth

(Encyclopedia) Simmons, Ruth, 1945–, American educator and college president, b. Grapeland, Tex., grad. Dillard Univ. (B.A., 1967) and Harvard (A.M., 1970; Ph.D., 1973). As a scholar she was…

Community of Christ

(Encyclopedia) Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, religious group that regards itself as the successor of the church founded by Joseph Smith.…

digital art

(Encyclopedia) digital art, contemporary art in which computer technology is used in a wide variety of ways to make distinctive works. Digital art was pioneered in the 1970s but only came into its…

Henry, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Henry, Alexander, two fur traders, uncle and nephew, of the Old Northwest, each of whom left a valuable journal of his travels and experiences. Alexander Henry, the elder, 1739–1824, b…

Guthrie, Woody

(Encyclopedia) Guthrie, Woody (Woodrow Wilson Guthrie), 1912–67, American folk singer, guitarist, and composer, b. Okemah, Okla. Guthrie was an itinerant musician and laborer from the age of 13.…