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Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio äntōˈnyō rōzmēˈnē-sĕrbäˈtē [key], 1797–1855, Italian theologian. Ordained a priest in 1821, he attempted to establish a philosophical system based on Roman Catho...Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio jōäk-kēˈnō äntôˈnyō rōs-sēˈnē [key], 1792–1868, Italian operatic composer, one of the great masters of the Italian opera buffa. His parents were both musicia...Sant' Elia, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Sant' Elia, Antonio äntôˈnyō sänt āˈlēä [key], 1888–1916, Italian architect. Associated with the movement known as futurism, he created visionary drawings of futurist houses that he likened...Ricardo, Jorge Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Ricardo, Jorge Antonio, 1961–, Brazilian jockey, b. Rio de Janeiro. Riding in Brazil and Argentina, he has won the prestigious Gran Premio Latinoamericano five times. In 1993 he set a Brazilian reco...Cisneros, Francisco Jiménez de
(Encyclopedia)Cisneros, Francisco Jiménez de: see Jiménez de Cisneros, Francisco. ...Isla, José Francisco de
(Encyclopedia)Isla, José Francisco de hōsāˈ fränthēˈskō dā ēˈslä [key], 1703–81, Spanish Jesuit preacher and writer. Enormously precocious, he took his law degree at 11. Isla's fame rests on the satir...Jiménez de Cisneros, Francisco
(Encyclopedia)Jiménez de Cisneros, Francisco fränthēsˈkō hēmāˈnāth dā thēsnāˈrōs [key], 1436–1517, Spanish prelate and statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. An austere Franciscan, he was...Vásquez de Coronado, Francisco
(Encyclopedia)Vásquez de Coronado, Francisco: see Coronado. ...Sagasti Hochausler, Francisco Rafael
(Encyclopedia)Sagasti Hochausler, Francisco Rafael, 1944–, Peruvian political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he has served as an adviser to Peruvian governments and as a government official, and has ...Toledo, Francisco , Mexican artist
(Encyclopedia)Toledo, Francisco, 1940–2019, Mexican artist and activist, b. Francisco Benjamín López Toledo. He drew upon his Zapotec heritage for his paintings, drawings, prints, collages, ceramics, and tapest...Browse by Subject
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