Biography Category
(s k hôr´) (KEY) , island (133 sq mi/344 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, the Philippines, just off the southeast coast of Negros. Fishing is its...
(sm th) (KEY) , 1858–1944, English composer, studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. Besides her many songs and chamber music she wrote operas, includi...
district of the City of London, England. Beginning in the 12th cent., it was used for fairs, markets, jousts, and executions. During the reign of Quee...
(shwäb) (KEY) , 1862–1939, American steel magnate, b. Williamsburg, Pa. He started as a stake driver in Andrew Carnegie’s steelworks and rose to ...
1815–1906, American financier, b. Oneida co., N.Y. He was successful in the grocery business in Troy, N.Y. Active in public affairs, he became (1845...
(s k l ´v ) (KEY) , 1896–1974, English ballerina, b. Wanstead, as Hilda Munnings. Trained at Stedman’s Academy in London, Sokolova joined the Dia...