Biography Category
(pärm jän ´n ) (KEY) or Parmigiano (–jä´n ) (KEY) , 1503–40, Italian painter and etcher, one of the most sensitive mannerist artists (see ma...
(s mk ´v ch) (KEY) , 1867–1951, American social worker, b. Chestnut Hill, Mass., grad. Boston Univ., 1890. After further study at Radcliffe, Columb...
(both: sm ´b rt) (KEY) , 1688–1751, American portrait painter, b. Scotland, the first skillful painter in New England. After his apprenticeship to ...
(m ´g s) (KEY) , Samaritan sorcerer who attempted to buy spiritual power from the apostles. From this comes the term simony. He is mentioned in the A...
(ändr ´ä däl p t´ts ) (KEY) , 1647–1709, Italian painter. Pozzo was a Jesuit priest and leading exponent of the baroque style. He was celebrate...
(d l´ r , d l r ´) (KEY) , 1815–89, British scientist and inventor. Especially noted as an astronomer, he was a pioneer in celestial photography. ...