WriterBorn: 1948Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Luis Santeiro has won eight Emmy Awards for his writing for Sesame Street and one for his contribution to the groundbreaking bilingual 1970s sitcom Que…
Born: Apr. 29, 1934Baseball SS retired as all-time leader in most games, assists and double plays by shortstop; led AL in stolen bases 9 times (1956-64); 506 career steals.
Born: 1911Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Radio distance and direction indicator—Alvarez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968. He helped design a ground-controlled radar system for…
(1953- )
GUTIÉRREZ, Luis Vicente, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 10, 1953; B.A., Northeastern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill., 1974; teacher;…
(1960- )
FORTUÑO, Luis G., a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., October 31, 1960; B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1982; J.D., University of…
(Encyclopedia) Molina, LuisMolina, Luislwēs mōlēˈnä [key], 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian. He taught at Coimbra and Évora. In 1589 he published Concordia, a work in which he expounded the…
(Encyclopedia) Meléndez, LuisMeléndez, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ mālānˈdāth [key], 1716–80, Spanish painter. He assisted his father, artist Francisco Melendez, until 1737, when he began studying with…
(Encyclopedia) Dalmáu, LuisDalmáu, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ dälmouˈ [key], fl. 1428–60, Spanish painter, court painter to Alfonso of Aragon. His only undisputed work, Virgin with Councilors (Barcelona),…
(Encyclopedia) Barragán, Luis, 1902–88, Mexican architect. Trained as an engineer, he traveled in France and Spain in the 1920s, and in France again in the early 30s when he met and was influenced by…
