(Encyclopedia) Lascaris, ConstantineLascaris, Constantinekŏnˈstəntēn lăsˈkərĭs [key], d. 1501?, Greek grammarian. After the fall of Constantinople, Lascaris went to Italy and in Milan obtained the…
(Encyclopedia) Menzel, Donald Howard, 1901–76, American astrophysicist, b. Florence, Colo. From 1926 to 1932 he was with the Lick Observatory in Calif. In 1932 he joined the faculty at Harvard, where…
(Encyclopedia) Donati, Giovanni BattistaDonati, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä dōnäˈtē [key], 1826–73, Italian astronomer, b. Pisa. Serving as director of the Florence Observatory from 1864, he…
(Encyclopedia) Fliedner, TheodorFliedner, Theodortāˈōdôr flētˈnər [key], 1800–1864, German Protestant minister and philanthropist. In 1826 he organized the first prison society of Germany. Ten years…
(Encyclopedia) Amici, Giovanni BattistaAmici, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä ämēˈchē [key], 1786–1863, Italian astronomer, mathematician, and naturalist. He became director of the observatory…
(Encyclopedia) Pucci, Emilio (Marchese Emilio Pucci di Barsento)Pucci, Emiliop&oomacr;ˈchē [key], 1914–92, Italian fashion designer. After establishing showrooms in Florence, Capri, and Rome, he…
(Encyclopedia) Ball, Thomas, 1819–1911, American sculptor, b. Charlestown, Mass.; son of a house and sign painter. Thomas Ball was also a singer of reputation, the first in the United States to sing…
(Encyclopedia) Bella, Stefano dellaBella, Stefano dellastāfäˈnō dĕlˈlä bĕlˈlä [key], 1610–64, Italian engraver, b. Florence. First copying the manner of Jacques Callot, his style changed somewhat…
(Encyclopedia) Richards, William Trost, 1833–1905, American painter, b. Philadelphia, studied in Florence, Rome, and Paris, and settled in Germantown, Pa. Early in his career he painted landscapes…
(Encyclopedia) Gemistus Pletho, GeorgiusGemistus Pletho, Georgiusjôrˈjəs jĭmĭsˈtəs plēˈthō [key], c.1355–1452, Byzantine scholar and philosopher, b. Constantinople. He represented the Orthodox…
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