(Encyclopedia) Piaget, JeanPiaget, JeanzhäNpyäˈjā [key], 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist, known for his research in developmental psychology. After receiving a degree in zoology from the Univ. of…
(Encyclopedia) Moussorgsky, Modest PetrovichMoussorgsky, Modest Petrovichmədyĕstˈ pĕtrôˈvĭch m&oomacr;sôrgˈskē [key], 1839–81, Russian composer. His name is also transliterated as Mussorgsky and…
(Encyclopedia) Sac and Fox, closely related Native Americans of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Sac and Fox culture was of the…
(Santa). (See Santa Claus) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ClauseClaude Lorraine A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…
The best authors. The Romans were divided by Servius into six classes. Any citizen who belonged to the highest class was called classicus, all the rest were said to be infra clàssem. From…
