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Bononcini, Giovanni Maria

(Encyclopedia)Bononcini, Giovanni Maria: see under Bononcini, family. ...

Brooks, Maria Gowen

(Encyclopedia)Brooks, Maria Gowen gouˈən [key], 1795?–1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and Other Poems (1820), was praised by Southey, who named her “Maria...

Urban, Joseph Maria

(Encyclopedia)Urban, Joseph Maria ûrˈbən [key], 1872–1933, American architect and scene designer, b. Vienna. He won distinction with his architectural work, including the bridge across the Neva at St. Petersbu...

Boston College

(Encyclopedia)Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and b...

Johnny Appleseed

(Encyclopedia)Johnny Appleseed: see Chapman, John. ...

Appleseed, Johnny

(Encyclopedia)Appleseed, Johnny: see Chapman, John. ...

Morelos y Pavón, José María

(Encyclopedia)Morelos y Pavón, José María hōsāˈ märēˈä mōrāˈlōs ē pävōnˈ [key], 1765–1815, Mexican leader in the revolution against Spain, a national hero. He was, like Hidalgo y Costilla, a lib...

Liguori, Alfonso Maria de'

(Encyclopedia)Liguori, Alfonso Maria de': see Alphonsus Liguori, Saint. ...

Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)

(Encyclopedia)Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa) mo͞oˈə märtĭnso͞onˈ [key], 1890–1964, Swedish novelist and poet. The mother of five children before she was 25, Martinson began writing late; her first novel was ...

Königsmark, Countess Maria Aurora

(Encyclopedia)Königsmark, Countess Maria Aurora märēˈä ouro͞oˈrä köˈnĭksmärk [key], 1666–1728, Swedish noblewoman; sister of Count Philipp Christoph Königsmark. She went to Dresden in search of her m...