(Encyclopedia) Hardwick, Elizabeth, 1916–2007, American literary critic, novelist, and short-story writer, b. Lexington, Ky.; grad Univ. of Kentucky (B.A., 1938; M.A., 1939). She moved (1939) to New…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dame Maggie (Dame Margaret Natalie Cross), 1934–, English actress. Smith first appeared on stage in Twelfth Night (1952). With her precise, sometimes rapid-fire, articulation…
(Encyclopedia) patron [Lat.,=like a father], one who lends influential support to some person, cause, art or institution. Patronage existed in various ancient cultures but was primarily a Roman…
(Encyclopedia) Baliol, John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland (1292–96), son of John de Baliol (d. 1269). He became head of the family after the death of his elder brothers in 1278. At the death of…
(Encyclopedia) Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan Byatt)Byatt, A. S.bīˈət [key], 1936–, British novelist; sister of Margaret Drabble. Educated at Cambridge, Bryn Mawr College, Pa., and Oxford, she is a…
(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. His son…
(Encyclopedia) AngevinAngevinănˈjəvĭn [key] [Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France. The first ruled over parts of France and over Jerusalem and England; the second…
Capital: Augusta State abbreviation/Postal code: Maine/ME Governor: Paul LePage, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Susan Collins, R (to Jan. 2021); Angus King, I (to Jan. 2019) U.…
For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…
Selected Labor Leaders Cesar Estrada Chavez See also Cesar Estrada Chavez People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Labor Day Timeline: Labor Unions History of…
