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1895–1958, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Oak Park, Ill. Humphrey was a featured soloist with the Denishawn Company until 1927. She th...
1738–1836, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I. He was associated with his brothers John, Joseph, and Nicholas in the famil...
(p ´bäd ) (KEY) , 1852–1938, American banker and philanthropist, b. Columbus, Ga. Successful early in life as a banker and organizer of railroads ...
(ch ´- ) (KEY) , 538–97, Chinese Buddhist scholar and founder of the T’ien-t’ai (in Japan, called Tendai, or Lotus) school of Buddhism. Chih-i ...
(d b ´) (KEY) , 1820–67, American editor and statistician, b. Charleston, S.C. He became (1844) editor of the Southern Quarterly Review. In 1846 h...
(shärl zh d) (KEY) , 1847–1932, French economist. A professor at the universities of Bordeaux, Montpellier, and Paris, Gide was an expert on intern...