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1460–1529, English poet and humanist. Tutor to Prince Henry (later Henry VIII), he later (c.1502) became rector of Diss, Norfolk. In 1512 he began t...
resting state in which an individual becomes relatively quiescent and relatively unaware of the environment. During sleep, which is in part a period o...
1786–1859, American naturalist, b. England. He was a pioneer in American paleontology and was curator (1822–32) of the Harvard botanical garden. H...
(sm t) (KEY) , 1862–1941, U.S. Senator (1903–33), b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He became successful as a banker and was prominent in the affairs of th...
(hwän f rnän´d th nävär ´t ) (KEY) , 1526–79, Spanish religious painter, called El Mudo [the mute]. He studied in a monastery and later in Ita...
(k rt shv t´ rs) (KEY) , 1887–1948, German artist. Influenced by Kandinsky, by Picasso’s reliefs, and by Dada constructions, he invented Merz [tr...