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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…

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues

artist, cartographer Born: c. 1533Birthplace: Dieppe, France A French cartographer (mapmaker) and painter, Le Moyne de Morgues produced the first map of Florida. His paintings and sketches are…

Gilbert Harrison Biography

publisherDied: January 3, 2008 (Scottsdale, Arizona) Best Known as: owner and editor of The New Republic Former publisher of the liberal political and…

Jay McCarroll Biography

designerBorn: 1974Birthplace: Iehman, PennsylvaniaBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 1 Jay McCarroll grew up in a small mountain town in Pennsylvania…

Burwell Clark RITTER, Congress, KY (1810-1880)

RITTER, Burwell Clark, (uncle of Walter Evans), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Russellville, Barren County, Ky., January 6, 1810; received a limited schooling; member of the State…

Jay McCarroll Biography

designerBorn: 1974Birthplace: Iehman, PennsylvaniaBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 1 Jay McCarroll grew up in a small mountain town in Pennsylvania…

Monmouth, James Scott, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Monmouth, James Scott, duke ofMonmouth, James Scott, duke ofmŏnˈməth [key], 1649–85, pretender to the English throne; illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Lucy Walter. After…

columnist

(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…

classic revival

(Encyclopedia) classic revival, widely diffused phase of taste (known as neoclassic) which influenced architecture and the arts in Europe and the United States during the last years of the 18th and…

Hines HOLT, Congress, GA (1805-1865)

HOLT, Hines, a Representative from Georgia; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., April 27, 1805; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Franklin College (now the University…