Biography Category
resting state in which an individual becomes relatively quiescent and relatively unaware of the environment. During sleep, which is in part a period o...
(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...
(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...
name given by European traders to the coast bordering the Bight of Benin on the Gulf of Guinea, W Africa. It was the principal source of slaves from W...
(sköv´d ) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 30,540), Skaraborg co., S Sweden, midway between lakes Vänern and Vättern. During the Middle Ages many pilgrims ...
539 sq mi (1,396 sq km), S Ont., Canada, between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario. Cook Bay, Kempenfelt Bay, and Lake Couchiching are arms of the lake. L...