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Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Haussmann, Georges Eugène, BaronHaussmann, Georges Eugène, Baronzhôrzh özhĕnˈ bärôNˈ ōsmänˈ [key], 1809–91, French civic official and city planner. Distinguished for his bold…

Eugene Borowitz 2000 Deaths

Eugene BorowitzAge: 71 pyschiatrist who helped establish the MacArthur Fellows Program “genius grants,” which award recipients $500,000 over the course of five years to pursue their endeavors…

Eugene McCarthy 2005 Deaths

Eugene McCarthyAge: 89 former dovish Senator who shook up politics in 1968 with his opposition to the Vietnam War. In his run for the Democratic presidential nomination, McCarthy challenged…

Eugene Jacques Bullard Biography

Eugene Jacques BullardaviatorBorn: Oct. 1894?Birthplace: Columbus, Ga. Born in Georgia, Bullard moved to France as a young man to escape racism. He joined the French Foreign legion in 1914 at…

Eugene, OR, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units61,332100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached32,87053.61-unit, attached4,0116.52 units2,4264.03 or 4 units3,4515.65 to 9 units3,9986.510 to 19 units3,5405.820 or…

Eugene O'Neill Biography

Eugene O'NeillplaywrightBorn: 10/16/1888Birthplace: New York City Nobel and Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright whose plays portray tormented families and people torn between wealth and noble…

Arnold of Brescia

(Encyclopedia) Arnold of BresciaArnold of Bresciabrĕshˈə [key], c.1090–1155, Italian monk and reformer, b. Brescia. A priest of irreproachable life, Arnold studied at Paris, where according to…

Passarowitz, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Passarowitz, Treaty ofPassarowitz, Treaty ofpäsäˈrōvĭts [key], 1718, peace treaty signed at Požarevac (Ger. Passarowitz), E Serbia. It was concluded between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey…

Maris, Roger Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Maris, Roger EugeneMaris, Roger Eugenemărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining…

Cavaignac, Louis Eugène

(Encyclopedia) Cavaignac, Louis EugèneCavaignac, Louis Eugènelwē özhĕnˈ kävānyäkˈ [key], 1802–57, French general. He participated in the French conquest of Algeria and was promoted to general in 1844…