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Slezak, Leo

(Encyclopedia) Slezak, LeoSlezak, Leoslāˈzäk [key], 1873–1946, Czech tenor, pupil of Jean de Reszke. After his debut as Lohengrin at Brno in 1896, he sang in Vienna, Berlin, and later at the…

grille

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Grille grille, in architecture, a system of bars, usually of decorative metalwork, forming an openwork barrier or enclosure. In its usual materials of wrought iron or bronze,…

Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians

René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics Development of Mathematics Factors and Fractions…

Scientists: Earth Sciences

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Fred Thompson

Candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination by Beth Rowen Fred Thompson Related Links Fred Thompson’s campaign website Profile of Tennessee…

Olympia Snowe

U.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles earned a B.A. in…

James Matthes TALENT, Congress, MO (1956)

Senate Years of Service: 2002-2007Party: RepublicanTALENT, James Matthes, a Representative and a Senator from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 1956; B.A., Washington University…

eau de Cologne

(Encyclopedia) eau de Cologneeau de Cologneō də kəlōnˈ [key], dilute perfume [commonly called cologne in English] introduced c.1709 in Cologne, Germany, by Jean Marie Farina. It was probably a…

David d'Angers

(Encyclopedia) David d'Angers or Pierre-Jean DavidDavid d'Angersdävēdˈ däNzhāˈ; pyĕr-zhäN [key], 1788–1856, French sculptor. His works are numerous and present national figures, often nude, in…

Hämeenlinna

(Encyclopedia) Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna hăˈmānlĭnˌnä [key], Swed. Tavastehus, city, capital of Southern…