Biography Category
(zhôz f´ by Nn m ´ käväNt ´) (KEY) , 1795–1877, French chemist. He was professor at the École de Pharmacie, Paris. With P. J. Pelletier he is...
(dän ´l vä) (KEY) , 1904?–97, Russian-American ballerina. She entered (1923) the Imperial Ballet School, St. Petersburg, was a member (1924–29)...
( nr ´k f r´r ) (KEY) , 1856–1929, Italian criminologist. He continued the scientific study of crime begun by Cesare Lombroso, emphasizing social...
1873–1975, American physical chemist, b. Hudson, Mass., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896. He joined the General Electric Company in...
(l ôn d´ mäs n´) (KEY) , 1896–1979, American choreographer and ballet dancer, b. Russia. Massine attended the Imperial Ballet School, St. Peters...
(d v n´ ) (KEY) , 1828–1914, American printer, b. Stamford, Conn. He learned his trade in the office of the Newburgh (N.Y.) Gazette and in 1848 en...