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Berlioz, Louis-Hector
(Encyclopedia) Berlioz, Louis-HectorBerlioz, Louis-Hectorlwē ĕktôrˈ bĕrlyôzˈ [key], 1803–69, French romantic composer. He abandoned medical study to enter the Paris Conservatory as a composition…Baudrillard, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Baudrillard, Jean, 1929–2007, French social theorist and cultural critic. Trained as a sociologist, he taught at the Univ. of Paris X, Nanterre, from 1966 to 1987 and was a prolific…Shelley, Percy Bysshe
(Encyclopedia) Shelley, Percy ByssheShelley, Percy Bysshebĭsh [key], 1792–1822, English poet, b. Horsham, Sussex. He is ranked as one of the great English poets of the romantic period. Most of…Robert Woodward BARNWELL, Congress, SC (1801-1882)
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1850 Party: Democrat BARNWELL Robert Woodward , a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., August 10, 1801; attended…Live Biography
Liverock group Although Live released its first big-label disc, Mental Jewelry (which was produced by former Talking Head Jerry Harrison), in 1991, most of the band had been together for…Winton, Tim
(Encyclopedia) Winton, Tim (Timothy John Winton), 1960–, Australian writer, generally regarded as the preeminent Australian novelist of his generation. Most of his books have been set in his coastal…physical chemistry
(Encyclopedia) physical chemistry, branch of science that combines the principles and methods of physics and chemistry. It provides a fundamental theoretical and experimental basis for all of…Mamet, David
(Encyclopedia) Mamet, DavidMamet, Davidmămĕtˈ [key], 1947–, American playwright and film director, b. Chicago. He taught drama (and produced some of his early plays) at Goddard College. His work,…Achebe, Chinua
(Encyclopedia) Achebe, ChinuaAchebe, Chinuachĭnˈwä ächāˈbā [key], 1930–2013, Nigerian writer, b. Albert Chinualumogu Achebe. A graduate of University College, Ibadan (1953), Achebe, an Igbo who wrote…2000–2001 Broadcast Premieres
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