(Encyclopedia) Schilling, JohannesSchilling, Johannesyōhänˈəs shĭlˈĭng [key], 1828–1910, German sculptor. He is represented by many monuments in Germany, including the colossal Germania (1883), a…
Curt SchillingBorn: Nov. 14, 1966Baseball RHP led majors in strikeouts twice (1997-98) with Philadelphia Phillies; traded to Arizona in 2000; 3-time 20- game winner (2001-02,04); shared 2001…
Al Schill Jr.Age: 24 stock-car racer who won rookie of the year honors at Slinger Raceway (Ore.) and, along with his father, became the first father-son duo in that track's history to finish…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Jeremy, 1613–67, English bishop and theological and devotional writer. He was distinguished as a preacher and as the author of some of the most noted religious works in English…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Koko, 1928–2009, African-American blues singer and songwriter, b. Bartlett, Tenn., as Cora Walton. Growing up, Taylor absorbed gospel music in church and the blues at local…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Paul (Paul Belville Taylor), 1930–2018, American modern-dance choreographer, b. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, George, 1716–81, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. He settled in Pennsylvania (1736), where he became a…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Edward, c.1642–1729, American poet and clergyman, b. England, considered America's foremost colonial poet. He immigrated to America in 1668 and graduated from Harvard in 1671.…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Isaac, 1829–1901, English clergyman, antiquarian, and author, chiefly noted for researches in philology. In 1885, Taylor became canon of York. His inclination toward…
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