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Spain Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/10/2022[source] Chief of State Felipe VI King Pres. of the Govt. Pedro Sánchez Perez-Castejon Vice Pres…

Newman, Arnold Abner

(Encyclopedia) Newman, Arnold Abner, 1918–2006, American portrait photographer, b. New York City. He is known for his “environmental portraiture,” photographs that capture their sitters in…

Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr., 1922–2012, American publisher, b. Chicago. As head (1951–85) of Grove Press, he published literary works previously deemed too obscene or unconventional for…

1996 Olympics: Boxing

Light Flyweight (106 lbs): 1. Daniel Petrov Bojilov, BUL dec. 2. Mansueto Velasco, PHI (19-6); 3. Oleg Kiryukhin, UKR, and Rafael Lozano, SPA. Flyweight (112 lbs): 1. Maikro Romero, CUB dec. 2.…

Notable Concert Instrumentalists

Walter Gieseking See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American Artists and…

Parra, Nicanor

(Encyclopedia) Parra, NicanorParra, Nicanornēkänōrˈ päˈrä [key], 1914–2018, Chilean poet, grad. Univ. of Chile (1938), studied at Brown, Oxford. A poet who was also a mathematician and physicist and…

Vizcarra, Martín

(Encyclopedia) Vizcarra, Martín (Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo), 1963–, Peruvian political leader. A civil engineer, he worked from 1992 to 2010 in his family's construction business. As a member…

Vallejo

(Encyclopedia) VallejoVallejovălāˈhō, –lāˈō, və– [key], city (1990 pop. 109,199), Solano co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay at the mouth of the Napa River; inc. 1866. It is a port and a trade and…