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Césaire, Aimé

(Encyclopedia) Césaire, Aimé (Aimé Fernand Césaire)Césaire, Aiméĕmāˈ fĕrnäNˈ sāzârˈ [key], 1913–2008, West Indian poet and essayist who wrote in French. After studying in Paris he became concerned…

Amaral, Tarsila do

(Encyclopedia) Amaral, Tarsila do, 1886–1973, Brazilian painter, usually known as Tarsila. She brought modern art to Brazil, mingling Brazilian themes with modernistic imagery in her paintings. After…

Richter, Hans

(Encyclopedia) Richter, HansRichter, Hanshäns [key]Richter, Hans rĭkhˈtər [key], 1888–1976, American artist, b. Germany. A painter and filmmaker, Richter was influenced by cubism and Dada and was a…

Anne Sayre 1998 Deaths

Anne SayreAge: 74 short story writer and scientific detective. Her work helped establish the importance of the role of British crystallographer Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the…

Esco Sarkkinen 1998 Deaths

Esco SarkkinenAge: 79 All-American in 1939 on Ohio St. Big 10 championship team and assistant coach with the Buckeyes from 1946-78; cause of death not givenDied: Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28,…

Fernandel

(Fernand Joseph Desire Contandin) actorBirthplace: Marseilles, FranceBorn: 1903Died: 1971

Lee, Agnes (Mrs. Otto Freer)

Lee, Agnes (Mrs. Otto Freer)[1868-1939](2)Born in Chicago, Ill. Educated in Switzerland. Married, 2d, Otto Freer, 1911. Author of "The Round Rabbit", 1898; "The Border of the Lake", 1910…