(Edna Rae Gillooly)actressBorn: 12/7/1932Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A successful Broadway actress, she later garnered Academy Award nominations for her roles in the films The Last Picture Show…
(Encyclopedia) La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent deLa Hire or La Hyre, Laurent deboth: lōräNˈ də [key]La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent de lä ēr [key], 1606–56, French painter. He produced many portraits and…
(Encyclopedia) Kepler, JohannesKepler, Johannesyōhäˈnəs kĕpˈlər [key], 1571–1630, German astronomer. From his student days at the Univ. of Tübingen, he was influenced by the Copernican teachings.…
(Encyclopedia) chauvinismchauvinismshōˈvənĭzəm [key], word derived from the name of Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier of the First French Empire. Used first for a passionate admiration of Napoleon, it now…
You’ve probably heard of the theory of relativity. And you may even know that motion, mass, energy, time and space are all relative. But if you’re confused about what any of that actually means, look…
(Encyclopedia) Friedlaender, WalterFriedlaender, Walterfrēdˈlĕndər [key], 1873–1966, American art historian, b. Germany. Friedlaender pursued a distinguished academic career in Germany until 1934 and…
(Encyclopedia) Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc deBelle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc deshärl lwē ōgüstˈ f&oomacr;kāˈ dük də bĕl-ēlˈ [key], 1684–1761, marshal of France…
