Biography Category
(zhôrzh ôgüst´ skôfy ´) (KEY) , 1846–1935, French authority on cooking. Regarded by some as the greatest chef in history, he went to work at ...
(shüän-dzäng) (KEY) , 605?–664, Chinese Buddhist scholar and translator. He early entered monastic life and later traveled in China, teaching and...
1841–1904, American financier and political leader, b. Conway, Mass. After attending (1863–64) Harvard law school, he moved to New York City, beca...
(äk´ môr´ tä) (KEY) , 1921–99, Japanese business executive, b. Nagoya, Japan. The eldest son of a successful sake brewer, Morita joined Masar...
one of the Twelve Apostles, traditional author of the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Book of Revelation (see John, Gospel according to Saint; J...
1927–, French ballet dancer and opera director. After studying in Marseilles, Paris, and London, he danced and choreographed for the Royal Swedish B...