(Encyclopedia) Médici, Emílio GarrastazúMédici, Emílio Garrastazúəmēˈly&oobreve; gəräshˈtəz&oomacr; mĕdˈĭsē [key], 1905–86, president of Brazil (1969–74). An army general, he served as head…
(Encyclopedia) ArgunArgunärˈg&oomacr;nˈ [key], Mandarin Ergun, river, 950 mi (1,529 km) long, rising in the Da Hinggan Mts., Heilongjiang prov., NE China, as the Hailar River and flowing W to the…
(Encyclopedia) Sacchi, AndreaSacchi, Andreaändrĕˈä säkˈkē [key], 1599–1661, Italian baroque painter, b. Rome. He studied in Rome and in Bologna under Francesco Albani. His masterpiece, an allegory of…
(Encyclopedia) Pellico, SilvioPellico, Silviosēlˈvyō pĕlˈlēkō [key], 1789–1854, Italian dramatic poet. His principal work is Francesca da Rimini (1815, tr. 1856). Imprisoned for eight years by the…
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Henri Matisse The Library of Congress Picture…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1792Party: Anti-AdministrationLEE, Richard Henry, (brother of Arthur Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, and great-grandfather of Blair Lee), a Delegate and a Senator…
Senate Years of Service: 1867-1898Party: RepublicanMORRILL, Justin Smith, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Strafford, Orange County, Vt., April 14, 1810; attended the…
McKENNA, Joseph, a Representative from California; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 10, 1843; moved with his parents to Benicia, Calif., in January 1855; attended the public schools and was…
DADDARIO, Emilio Quincy, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Newton Center, Suffolk County, Mass., September 24, 1918; attended the public schools in Boston, Mass., Tilton (N.H.)…
ST. CLAIR, Arthur, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, March 23, 1734 (old style); attended the University of Edinburgh and studied medicine; purchased a…