Biography Category
(m h l´y ) (KEY) , 1911–72, American gospel singer, b. New Orleans. She sang in church choirs during her childhood. Moving (1927) to Chicago, she w...
(roi´ l) (KEY) , 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210 sq mi (544 s...
( ´´s n ´ z d) (KEY) , drug used to treat tuberculosis. Also known as isonicotinic acid hydrazide, isoniazid is the most effective antituberculosis...
(h s ´ t r´b ) (KEY) , 1895–1980, Spanish-American pianist, b. Valencia, Spain. Iturbi studied at the Valencia and Paris conservatories on schola...
(y ´m n z) (KEY) , c.361–316 B.C., secretary to Philip II of Macedon and to Alexander the Great. A Thracian Greek, he was capable, diplomatic, and ...
line drawn on a map of a particular region of the earth’s surface connecting points of equal temperature; each point reflects one temperature readin...