Biography Category
(ändr ´ä säk´k ) (KEY) , 1599–1661, Italian baroque painter, b. Rome. He studied in Rome and in Bologna under Francesco Albani. His masterpiece...
(zhäN bät st´ zhôz f´ d läN´br ) (KEY) , 1749–1822, French astronomer and mathematician. He was a member of the bureau of longitudes from 179...
1834–96, English poet, artist, craftsman, designer, social reformer, and printer. He has long been considered one of the great Victorians and has be...
(ürb N´ zhäN zhôz f´ l v ry ´) (KEY) , 1811–77, French astronomer who made calculations that led to the discovery of the planet Neptune. In co...
(j vän´n bät-t ´stä m rô´n ) (KEY) , c.1525–1578, Italian portrait painter of the Brescian school; pupil of Il Moretto. Surpassing his teach...
(kr s´tyän s n´d ng) (KEY) , 1856–1941, Norwegian nationalist composer, best remembered for his lyrical, romantic piano works, including the popu...