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1925–, American film director, b. Kansas City, Mo. One of the most original talents in contemporary filmmaking, he creates complex, often loosely pl...
(g m´p rz) (KEY) , 1850–1924, American labor leader, b. London. He emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1863. He worked as a cigar ma...
1763–1847, American jurist, b. near Brewster, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar in 1785 and began practice in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Active in the Federa...
1827–1918, English lawyer. In 1877 he was made a judge of the high court of justice, and he served (1883–92) as judge of the court of appeal. Late...
(d lm ´d g ) (KEY) , c.1460–1497, Jewish philosopher and Talmudist, b. Crete, known also as Elijah Cretensis. He emigrated to Italy as a young man....
(r ´b rt bä´rän ) (KEY) , 1876–1936, Austrian physician. For his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus of the ear he ...