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Crumb, George Henry
(Encyclopedia) Crumb, George Henry, 1929–, American composer, b. Charleston, W.Va., grad. Mason College of Music, Charleston (B.A. 1950); Univ. of Illinois (M.A. 1953); Univ. of Michigan (D.M.A. 1959…Musset, Alfred de
(Encyclopedia) Musset, Alfred de (Louis Charles Alfred de Musset)Musset, Alfred deälfrĕdˈ də müsāˈ [key], 1810–57, French romantic poet, dramatist, and fiction writer. His first collection of poems,…Vincennes, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) VincennesVincennesvĭnsĕnzˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 19,859), seat of Knox co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1814. The city is the center of an extensive farm area. Its many…Papandreou, Andreas Georgiou
(Encyclopedia) Papandreou, Andreas GeorgiouPapandreou, Andreas Georgioupäˌpəndrāˈ&oomacr; [key], 1919–96, Greek political leader, premier of Greece (1981–89, 1993–96), son of George Papandreou (…Georgian architecture
(Encyclopedia) Georgian architecture. It includes several trends in English architecture that were predominant during the reigns (1714–1830) of George I, George II, George III, and George IV. The…Guess, George
(Encyclopedia) Guess, George: see Sequoyah.Maciunas, George
(Encyclopedia) Maciunas, George : see FLUXUS .Castriota, George
(Encyclopedia) Castriota, George: see Scanderbeg.Crook, George
(Encyclopedia) Crook, George, 1828–90, U.S. general, b. near Dayton, Ohio, grad. West Point, 1852. During the Civil War, Crook commanded a regiment of Ohio volunteers as colonel. After the war he…Crabb, George
(Encyclopedia) Crabb, George, 1778–1851, English writer and philologist. He is known for his Dictionary of English Synonyms (1816) and his History of English Law (1829).Trending
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