Biography Category
( rnän´ s ´l s swä´s ) (KEY) , 1914–96, president of Bolivia (1956–60, 1982–85). The illegitimate son of Hernando Siles Reyes (president of...
(snôr´r stür´lüsôn, –l sôn) (KEY) , 1178–1241, Icelandic chieftain, historian, critic, and saga teller, the leading figure in medieval Nor...
( mänü l´ zhôz f´ sy s´) (KEY) , 1748–1836, French revolutionary and statesman. He was a clergyman before the Revolution and was known as Abb...
(sk ´n ) (KEY) , river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the Stikine Mts., W British Columbia, Canada, and flowing S and SW to the Pacific Ocean nea...
1877–1955, American art historian, b. Hastings, Mich. Morey was considered one of the foremost medievalists of his time. His principal works include...
1887–1946, English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was professor of applied mathematics at Princeton Univ. (1905–9), later lectured a...