Biography Category
1783–1861, American architect and sculptor, b. Petersham, Mass. Arriving in Boston in 1804, he eventually became a leading architect; he both design...
in law, brief history of the title to a piece of land. An account is given of recorded documents, court proceedings, wills, mortgages, taxes, previous...
(g ôrkh´ bä´z l ts´´) (KEY) , 1938–, German artist, b. Deutschbaselitz, Germany, as Hans-Georg Dern. A leading figure in the neoexpressionist ...
1830–1905, English architect. He won competitions for the Manchester assize court (1859) and the Manchester city hall (1868). This work placed him i...
(b n´ ngt n) (KEY) , 1802–28, English painter. Moving to Calais at the age of 15, his first art study was with Louis Francia, who taught him waterc...
(kr st ´bäl d ak ´nyä) (KEY) , 1597–1676?, Spanish Jesuit missionary and explorer in South America, rector of the Jesuit college at Cuenca, Ecu...