Biography Category
(ôd häs´ l) (KEY) , 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist, b. Christiania (now Oslo), grad. Oslo Univ. (1920), Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin (1924). After pursuin...
(j d ´k s b ´d s) (KEY) , 1462–1535, French printer, b. Asche, near Brussels. His original name was Josse Bade, and he is sometimes called for hi...
1956–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Seattle, Wash. After training in Balkan folk dance, flamenco, and ballet, he went on to dance for Eliot...
1912–96, American dancer, choreographer, movie actor, and director, b. Pittsburgh. Kelly started dancing on Broadway in 1938 and first gained fame i...
(sy rg ´ päv´l v ch dyä´g ly f) (KEY) , 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, 1892. ...
1926–, American economist, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1987–), b. New York City. Influenced by the philosophy of Ayn Rand, Greenspan is...