Biography Category
1953–, king of Cambodia (2004–). A son of King Norodom Sihanouk and his fifth wife, Norodom Sihamoni was trained as a dancer and taught dance (198...
in religion, unethical act. The term implies disobedience to a personal God, as in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and is not used so often in syste...
(sh l f´t lv´´ n) (KEY) , river, c.255 mi (410 km) long, rising in Norrbotten co., N Sweden, in the mountains along the Norwegian border. It flows...
(both: h r´ ks) (KEY) , 1618?–1641, English astronomer. He made the first observation of the transit of Venus. His Venus in sole visa, which narrat...
(mär´t n sh n´gou- r) (KEY) , 1430–91, German engraver and painter, son of a goldsmith of Colmar, Alsace. Schongauer’s only certain painting is...
1761–1807, English portrait and historical painter. Opie showed a remarkable talent as a young man. He became the protégé of the poet John Wolcot,...