Biography Category
1910–92, English painter, b. Dublin. A self-taught artist, Bacon became the center of a storm of controversy with his Three Studies for Figures at t...
( k n´) (KEY) , dry, simple, one-seeded fruit with the seed attached to the inner wall at only one point. Achenes are indehiscent, i.e., they do not ...
(äk´´ p l´k ) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 515,374), Guerrero state, S Mexico. A fashionable resort since the 1920s, it is known for its lavish hotels,...
(m sh ´ säf´d ) (KEY) , 1938–, Israeli-Canadian architect, b. Haifa. He grew up in Israel, moved to Canada with his family at 15, studied archite...
( k´´t n m k ´s s) (KEY) , chronic suppurative infection that occurs around the face and neck. The disease is characterized by the formation of abs...
( d´ lb rt) (KEY) , 956–97, bishop of Prague, b. Bohemia. He was a missionary in Russia, Prussia, and Poland and was martyred in Danzig. He is patr...