(Encyclopedia) Pontormo, Jacopo daPontormo, Jacopo dayäˈkōpō dä pōntôrˈmō [key], 1494–1556, Florentine painter, one of the creators of mannerism. His real name was Jacopo Carrucci. He studied with…
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Marjorie Courtenay-LatimerAge: 97 South African naturalist who in 1938 discovered a coelacanth, a species of fish believed to have been extinct for 70 million years. Died: East London, South…
Francis CrickAge: 88 molecular biologist who in 1959 with James Watson codiscovered the double-helical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the chemical that carries hereditary…
Katie Couricbroadcast journalistBorn: 1/7/1957Birthplace: Arlington, Virginia A popular and respected morning news show host, she began her career with reporting and producing jobs for NBC…
