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Isabey, Jean Baptiste

(Encyclopedia) Isabey, Jean BaptisteIsabey, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ ēzäbāˈ [key], 1767–1855, French portrait painter and miniaturist. He was a pupil of J. L. David and was greatly influenced by…

Daiches, David

(Encyclopedia) Daiches, DavidDaiches, Daviddāˈchēz [key], 1912–2005, British critic, b. Sunderland. A graduate of Edinburgh Univ. and Oxford (M.A., 1934; Ph.D., 1939), Daiches taught at several…

1992 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1992 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“The One” Elton John (MCA)“Restless Heart” Peter Cetera (Warner Bros.)“Save the Best for Last” Vanessa Williams (Wing/Mercury)“Sometimes Love Just…

Amnon

(Encyclopedia) Amnon. In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.

milu

(Encyclopedia) milu: see Père David's deer.

Menevia

(Encyclopedia) Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's.

elaphure

(Encyclopedia) elaphure: see Père David's deer.

Lange, David Russell

(Encyclopedia) Lange, David RussellLange, David Russelllăng [key], 1942–2005, New Zealand politician. After receiving his law degree (LL.M., 1970) he fought for the rights of the underprivileged in…