SPEIER, Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie), a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, Calif., May 14, 1950; graduated from Mercy High School, Burlingame,…
(Encyclopedia) Hales, John, 1584–1656, English clergyman and scholar, often alluded to as the Ever-Memorable. He won distinction by his lectures on Greek at Oxford, his preaching, and his writings.…
(Encyclopedia) Muluzi, Bakili (Elson Bakili Muluzi)Muluzi, Bakilibäkēˈlē m&oomacr;l&oomacr;ˈlē [key], 1943–, Malawian political leader, president of Malawi (1994–2004). After serving in the…
(Encyclopedia) Larsen, Peter LaurentiusLarsen, Peter Laurentiuslourĕntˈsēəs [key], 1833–1915, American educator, b. Norway. He emigrated to the United States in 1857 as a Lutheran missionary. From…
Roemer, Buddy
(Encyclopedia) Roemer, Buddy (Charles Elson Roemer III), 1943-2021, American politician, Harvard Univ. (B.A., 1964; M.B.A., 1967) b. Shreveport, La.…
(Encyclopedia) National Ballet of Canada, the leading Canadian ballet company. Based in Toronto, it was founded (1951) by Celia Franca (1921–2007) and modeled on Sadler's Wells (now the Royal Ballet…
alternative country music band One of the most prominent alternative country bands of the '90s, the Jayhawks was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1985 when bass player Mark Olson got together…
(Encyclopedia) Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898–1967, American publisher, b. Tengchow (now Penglai), China, the son of a Presbyterian missionary. After studying at Yale and Oxford, he worked (1921–22) as a…
(Encyclopedia) Dinesen, IsakDinesen, Isakēˈsäk dēˈnəsən [key], pseud. of Baroness Karen Blixen, 1885–1962, Danish author, who wrote primarily in English. In 1914 she married Baron Blixen and went to…
Distributor:Weston Woods In this iconographic presentation of Karen Hesse’s and Jon J. Muth’s picture book, Tess’s soft whisper of “come on, rain” soon turns into a joyful dance as the rain DOES…
