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Mengs, Anton Raphael

(Encyclopedia) Mengs, Anton RaphaelMengs, Anton Raphaelänˈtôn räˈfäĕl mĕngs [key], 1728–79, German historical and portrait painter, b. Bohemia. He was the pupil of his father, Ismael Mengs (c.1688–…

Arensky, Anton Stepanovich

(Encyclopedia) Arensky, Anton StepanovichArensky, Anton Stepanovichəntônˈ styĭpäˈnəvĭch ärĕnˈskē [key], 1861–1906, Russian composer; pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. After…

Webern, Anton von

(Encyclopedia) Webern, Anton vonWebern, Anton vonänˈtōn fən vāˈbərn [key], 1883–1945, Austrian composer and conductor; pupil of Arnold Schoenberg. He conducted theater orchestras in Prague and in…

Büsching, Anton Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Büsching, Anton FriedrichBüsching, Anton Friedrichänˈtōn frēˈdrĭkh büshˈĭng [key], 1724–93, German geographer and educator. He was professor of philosophy in Göttingen, was a…

Rubinstein, Anton Grigoryevich

(Encyclopedia) Rubinstein, Anton GrigoryevichRubinstein, Anton Grigoryevichəntônˈ grîgôrˈyəvĭch r&oomacr;ˈbĭnstīn [key], 1829–94, Russian pianist, composer, and educator. As a piano virtuoso he…

Verschaffelt, Pieter Anton

(Encyclopedia) Verschaffelt, Pieter AntonVerschaffelt, Pieter Antonpēˈtər änˈtôn vĕrskhäfˈəlt [key], 1710–93, Flemish rococo sculptor. He spent about 10 years in Rome, where he executed a monument to…

John Anton BLATNIK, Congress, MN (1911-1991)

BLATNIK, John Anton, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn., August 17, 1911; attended the public schools and was graduated from Chisholm High School in…

Anton Joseph JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1878-1958)

JOHNSON, Anton Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Ill., October 20, 1878; attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri at…

Gaylord Anton NELSON, Congress, WI (1916-2005)

Senate Years of Service: 1963-1981Party: DemocratNELSON, Gaylord Anton, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Clear Lake, Polk County, Wis., June 4, 1916; attended the public schools of Clear Lake…

Anton Frank MACIEJEWSKI, Congress, IL (1893-1949)

MACIEJEWSKI, Anton Frank, a Representative from Illinois; born in Anderson, Grimes County, Tex., January 3, 1893; attended the public schools of Cicero, Ill., and Lewis Institute, Chicago, Ill…