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Women Nobel Prize Winners

Marie Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in 1903, but she was also the only woman ever to win two Nobel Prizes. Below is a list of all women Nobel Prize…

American-Indian Biographies—A to Z

Native Americans bios, from Alexie to Wovoka A-G | H-M | O-R | S-W   Charles Curtis Sherman Alexie, writer Paula Gunn Allen, Pueblo-Sioux poet, novelist,…

Mancini, Laura, duchesse de Mercœur

(Encyclopedia) Mancini, Laura, duchesse de MercœurMancini, Laura, duchesse de Mercœurlouˈrä mänchēˈnē düshĕsˈ də mĕrcûrˈ [key], 1636–57, eldest of five famous sisters, nieces of Cardinal Mazarin, who…

Pisa

(Encyclopedia) PisaPisapēˈsä [key], city (1991 pop. 98,928), capital of Pisa prov., Tuscany, N central Italy, on the Arno River. It is now c.6 mi (9.7 km) from the Tyrrhenian Sea, which once reached…

Duccio di Buoninsegna

(Encyclopedia) Duccio di BuoninsegnaDuccio di Buoninsegnad&oomacr;tˈchō dē bwōnēnsāˈnyä [key], fl. 1278–1319, early Italian artist, first great painter of Siena. Infusing new life into the…

Cowley, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Cowley, AbrahamCowley, Abrahamk&oomacr;ˈlē, kouˈ– [key], 1618–67, one of the English metaphysical poets. He published his first volume of verse, Poetical Blossoms (1633), when he…

Eugénie

(Encyclopedia) EugénieEugéniey&oomacr;jēˈnē, Fr. özhānēˈ [key], 1826–1920, empress of the French (1853–70), consort of Napoleon III. Born in Spain, she was christened Eugenia María de Montijo de…

Innsbruck

(Encyclopedia) Innsbruck Innsbruck ĭnsˈbr&oobreve;k [key], city, capital of Tyrol prov., SW Austria, on the Inn…

Canaletto

(Encyclopedia) CanalettoCanalettokänälĕtˈtō [key], 1697–1768, Venetian painter, whose original name was Antonio Canal. He studied with his father, Bernardo Canal, a theatrical scene painter, and…

Tupamaros

(Encyclopedia) TupamarosTupamarost&oomacr;pämäˈrōs [key], urban guerrilla organization and political party in Uruguay, also known as the National Liberation Army. Named for the Inca revolutionist…