(Encyclopedia) Ibn Gabirol, Solomon ben JudahIbn Gabirol, Solomon ben Judahĭˈbən gäbēˈrôl [key], c.1021–1058, Jewish poet and philosopher, known also as Avicebron, b. Malaga. His secular poetry deals…
(Encyclopedia) Giraudoux, JeanGiraudoux, JeanzhäN zhērōd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1882–1944, French novelist and dramatist. He was a prolific writer and combined his literary work with a long and…
(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Eve, 1912–2012, American photographer, b. Philadelphia as Eve Cohen. She moved to New York City at 28, and soon was studying photography at the New School; during this period…
(Encyclopedia) Rostenkowski, Dan (Daniel David Rostenkowski)Rostenkowski, Danrŏsˌtənkouˈskē [key], 1928–2010, U.S. congressman, b. Chicago, grad. Loyola Univ. (1951). A Democrat, he was first elected…
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(Encyclopedia) Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, 1717–90, British general. Appointed (1775) governor of Gibraltar, he was forced to defend it against a combined Spanish and…
(Encyclopedia) IllimaniIllimaniēyēmäˈnē [key], mountain, 21,184 ft (6,457 m) high, E Bolivia. One of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Real of the Bolivian Andes, it is permanently snowcapped.…
(Encyclopedia) Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st BaronHawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Barontouˈtən [key], 1705–81, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1720 and first saw fighting as commander…
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