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Morris K. Udall 1998 Deaths

Morris K. UdallAge: 76 former Arizona congressman and candidate for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination whose liberal voice was a presence in the House of Representatives for 30 years…

Le Corbusier

(Encyclopedia) Le CorbusierLe Corbusierlə kôrbüzyāˈ [key], pseud. of Charles Édouard JeanneretCharles Édouard Jeanneretshärl ādwärˈ zhänərāˈ [key], 1887–1965, French architect, b. La Chaux-de-Fonds,…

Rowling, J. K.

(Encyclopedia) Rowling, J. K. (Joanne Kathleen Rowling)Rowling, J. K.rōlˈibreve;ing [key], 1965–, English author known for her popular children's books. While unemployed she completed Harry Potter…

Kellogg, W. K.

(Encyclopedia) Kellogg, W. K. (Will Keith Kellogg): see Kellogg, John Harvey.

Narayan, R. K.

(Encyclopedia) Narayan, R. K. (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan)Narayan, R. K.nərīˈyän [key], 1906–2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first…

Narayanan, K. R.

(Encyclopedia) Narayanan, K. R. (Raman Kocheril Narayanan)Narayanan, K. R.näräyänänˈ [key], 1921–2005, Indian government official. An “untouchable” or Dalit (see Harijans), he nonetheless graduated…

Dick, Philip K.

(Encyclopedia) Dick, Philip K. (Philip Kindred Dick), 1928–82, American science-fiction writer, b. Chicago. Dick often wrote of the psychological states of individuals caught in altered realities…

Chesterton, G. K.

(Encyclopedia) Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith Chesterton), 1874–1936, English author. Conservative, even reactionary, in his thinking, Chesterton was a convert (1922) to Roman Catholicism and its…

Williams, C. K.

(Encyclopedia) Williams, C. K. (Charles Kenneth Williams), 1936–2015, American poet, b. Newark, N.J., grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1959. He wrote more than 20 books of poetry, rich in detail, with…