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Strauss, David Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Strauss, David FriedrichStrauss, David Friedrichdäˈvēt frēˈdrĭkh shtrous [key], 1808–74, German theologian and philosopher. In Berlin he studied (1831–32) Hegelian philosophy. As tutor…

John Mark SLACK, Jr., Congress, WV (1915-1980)

SLACK John Mark, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915; attended the public schools in Charleston, W.Va., and Virginia Military…

Mary Antin Biography

Mary Antinwriter, activistBorn: 6/13/1881Birthplace: Polotsk, Russia Antin's works often chronicled the immigrant experience in the United States. She is best known for her memoir, The…

Janeane Garofalo Biography

Janeane Garofalo actress, comedianBorn: 9/28/1964Birthplace: Newton, New Jersey Offbeat, sometimes brash, comedian best known as the talent booker Paula in The Larry Sanders Show (1992–97).…

1998 PEN Literary Award Winners

PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation PrizePeter Constantine, Six Early Stories, Thomas Mann (Sun & Moon)PEN Award for Poetry in TranslationEamon Grennan, Selected Poems, Velimir…

Rufus Sewell Biography

Rufus Sewell actorBorn: 10/29/1967Birthplace: London, England An accomplished thespian of both stage and screen, Sewell has proven himself adept at playing a range of roles in pieces as diverse…

Prodigy Biography

Prodigy rock band Masters in the art of electronica, Prodigy emerged into the British music scene in 1992. The band's first album, The Prodigy Experience (1992), spent five weeks on the U.K.…

Hohenzollern, German princely family

(Encyclopedia) HohenzollernHohenzollernhōˌən-tsôlˈərn [key], German princely family that ruled Brandenburg (1415–1918), Prussia (1525–1918), and Germany (1871–1918). Originating in S Germany and…