Biography Category
1936–, American ballet dancer, b. Long Island, N.Y. Villella studied at George Balanchine’s School of American Ballet, joining the New York City B...
(h k´s ) (KEY) , 1868–1916, American economist, b. Edmeston, W of Cooperstown, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1905. He taught at the Univ. of Chicag...
1886–1973, German dancer, choreographer, and teacher. After studying with Rudolf von Laban, Wigman performed in Germany and opened her own school in...
1797–1879, American railroad speculator, b. Carmel, N.Y. He became a cattle dealer in early life and by 1834 was successful enough to engage in the ...
(pr g´ j n) (KEY) , 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, b. Moscow. He was raised and educated in Belgium, receiving his doctorate in 1941 and joining the f...
(d l´ nj r) (KEY) , 1902–34, American bank robber, probably b. Indianapolis. Paroled after serving a prison term for attempted robbery, Dillinger o...