(Encyclopedia) du Plessix Gray, Francine, 1930–2019, French-American writer, b. Warsaw, studied Bryn Mawr, Black Mountain College, B.A. Barnard, 1952. She worked first as a writer and editor for…
(Encyclopedia) Ambrosian Library, Milan, Italy; founded c.1605 by Cardinal Federigo Borromeo. Named for Milan's patron saint, it was one of the first libraries to be open to the public. Its earliest…
Horses in parentheses. Individual Dressage: 1. Anky van Grunsven (Bonfire) NED (239.18 pts); 2. Isabell Werth (Gigolo) GER (234.19); 3. Ulla Salzgeber (Rusty) GER (230.57). Team Dressage: 1.…
(Arthur Garfunkel)singer; actorBorn: 11/5/1941Birthplace: Forest Hills, Queens, New York Garfunkel is best known as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel (1962–70), formed with his grade-school…
These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…
(Encyclopedia) Grieg, Edvard HagerupGrieg, Edvard Hagerupĕdˈvär häˈgər&oomacr;p grēg [key], 1843–1907, Norwegian composer. Grieg developed a strongly nationalistic style which made him known as “…
(Encyclopedia) El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)El Niño–Southern Oscillationĕl nēnˈyō [key], large-scale climatic fluctuation of the tropical Pacific Ocean and the overlying atmosphere. The El Niño…
philosopher of science and historianBorn: Feb. 28, 1913Birthplace: El Paso, Texas Hawkins was Robert Oppenheimer's assistant on the Manhattan Project and served as the project's official historian…
