Biography Category
(p r ´sh s) (KEY) , fl. c.400 B.C., Greek painter. He was born in Ephesus but settled in Athens and is classed with the Attic painters. One of the g...
(s ´l s´ t ´l k s) (KEY) , A.D. 25–A.D. 101, Latin poet. An orator and state functionary, Silius was made consul in A.D. 68 and proconsul in As...
(s ´n ) (KEY) , triangular peninsula, c.23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km), NE Egypt. It is c.230 mi (370 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide and extends nort...
1858–1936, American naval officer, b. Port Hope, Upper Canada (now Ontario), of American parents. After serving with the Atlantic and Pacific fleets...
1941–, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Newark, N.J. A polished and intelligent folk-rock lyricist and performer, he first gained fame...
(Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros) (yäs Nt´ r g ´ rôs) (KEY) , 1659–1743, French portrait painter, b. Perpignan. From 1688 he became almost exclusively t...