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Mucha, Alphonse
(Encyclopedia) Mucha, AlphonseMucha, AlphonseälfôNsˈ m&oobreve;khˈä [key], 1860–1939, Czech artist. Mucha's art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set the…Sudermann, Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Sudermann, HermannSudermann, Hermannhĕrˈmän z&oomacr;ˈdərmän [key], 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist. His play Die Ehre (1889; tr. Honor, 1906) was one of the first…Sardou, Victorien
(Encyclopedia) Sardou, VictorienSardou, VictorienvēktôryăNˈ särd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1831–1908, French dramatist. Author of some 70 plays, he won great popularity with his light comedies and…Austin, John
(Encyclopedia) Austin, John, 1790–1859, English jurist. He served (1826–32) as professor of jurisprudence at the Univ. of London, and his lectures were published (with additional material) as The…Siddons, Sarah Kemble
(Encyclopedia) Siddons, Sarah Kemble, 1755–1831, English actress. The most distinguished of the famous Kemble family, she had early theatrical experience in her father's traveling company, and at 18…Hardie, James Keir
(Encyclopedia) Hardie, James KeirHardie, James Keirkērˈ härˈdē [key], 1856–1915, British labor leader and socialist, b. Scotland. A coal miner, he became a union organizer and in 1888 founded the…Bruce, Stanley Melbourne
(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Stanley MelbourneBruce, Stanley Melbournemĕlˈbərn [key], 1883–1967, Australian political leader. Educated at Cambridge, he was called to the bar (1906) in England. After service…Schekman, Randy Wayne
(Encyclopedia) Schekman, Randy Wayne, 1948–, American cell biologist, b. St. Paul, Minn. Ph.D. Stanford, 1974. He is a professor (since 1976) at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, and an investigator…Hughes County, SD Census Data
South dakota Hughes County, South Dakota People QuickFactsHughes CountySouth DakotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 16,875775,933Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.4%2.8%…James HUGHES, Congress, IN (1823-1873)
HUGHES James , a Representative from Indiana; born in Baltimore County, Md., November 24, 1823; attended the common schools and Indiana University at Bloomington; studied law; was admitted to…Trending
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