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Brazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de

(Encyclopedia) Brazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan deBrazza, Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan depyĕr pōl fräNswäˈ kämēˈyə sävôrnyäNˈ də bräzäˈ [key], 1852–1905, Franco-Italian empire…

Wayne Gretzky

Born: Jan. 26, 1961Hockey C 10-time NHL scoring champion; 9-time regular season MVP (1979-87,89) and 9-time All-NHL first team; scored 200 points or more in a season 4 times; led Edmonton to 4…

Malcolm McDowell

actorBorn: 6/13/1943Birthplace: Leeds, England Formerly an extra for the Royal Shakespeare Company, McDowell secured stardom in the lead role of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971). His…

Stanely Cup Champions

The Question: I was browsing your pages on the Stanley Cup Champions, and had a few questions I really hoped you could answer: First of all, why aren't…

Gossen, Hermann Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Gossen, Hermann HeinrichGossen, Hermann Heinrichhĕrˈmän hīnˈrĭkh gôˈsən [key], 1810–58, German economist, little known in his lifetime. His work, Entwicklung der Gesetze des…

Women Artists

  Georgia O'Keeffe Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Ernle, Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Ernle, Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1st BaronErnle, Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1st Baronprŏᵺˈərō, ûrnˈlē [key], 1851–1937, British agriculturist, editor, and writer. He edited the Quarterly…

The Year in Sports

Top 10 Sports Moments of the Year 1 McGwire Blasts 62nd Homer It was the crowning moment of the sports year. When Mark McGwire knocked his 62nd homer of the season, poking the ball just over…

Lang, Cosmo Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864–1945, English churchman, archbishop of York (1908–28), archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42), b. Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1901 to 1908, while suffragan bishop of…