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Biographical Dictionary Of The People S Republic Of China

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Author : Yuwu Song
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10

Biographical Dictionary Of The People S Republic Of China written by Yuwu Song and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Social Science categories.

This biographical dictionary is an indispensable research tool for information about the prominent persons of the past seven decades in China. The book documents nearly 600 Chinese individuals who contributed, for better or worse, to the development of Chinese life and culture since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Though the book is weighted toward political figures, it includes persons in business, the military, academia, medicine, social movements, the arts, entertainment and athletics. In addition to an objective description of the person's life, an analysis is provided that identifies the individual's contributions and importance.

Merriam Webster S Biographical Dictionary

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Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
language : en
Publisher: Merriam-Webster Incorporated
Release Date : 1995

Merriam Webster S Biographical Dictionary written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and has been published by Merriam-Webster Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.

A Biographical Dictionary Of British And Irish Engravers 1714 1820

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Author : David Alexander
language : en
Publisher: A PRECISER
Release Date : 2021

A Biographical Dictionary Of British And Irish Engravers 1714 1820 written by David Alexander and has been published by A PRECISER this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Engravers categories.

The first reference work to cover all engravers working on copper in Britain and Ireland 1714-1820 This biographical dictionary of engravers working on copper encompasses both those who produced fine art prints, and also those who engraved book illustrations for medical, technical and literary works, all of which played a more important part than is usually realised in spreading information in the age of Enlightenment. Some 3,000 biographical entries draw on much unpublished information, researched over four decades, notably records of apprenticeship, genealogy, insurance and bankruptcy as well as newspaper advertisements and contemporary accounts. This is the first reference work to cover all engravers working on copper in Britain and Ireland 1714-1820. Many biographical entries describe celebrated engravers producing "fine art" prints of paintings, which spread knowledge about living and dead artists. However, this book also builds up a more complex picture of the occupation of printmaking and includes engravers, many previously unresearched, who engraved ephemeral material, such as trade cards, bank notes, and satirical prints as well as the images that spread knowledge across literary, geographical, historical, topographical, medical and technical fields.

A Biographical Dictionary Of Actors Actresses Musicians Dancers Managers Other Stage Personnel In London 1660 1800

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Author : Philip H. Highfill
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 1993

A Biographical Dictionary Of Actors Actresses Musicians Dancers Managers Other Stage Personnel In London 1660 1800 written by Philip H. Highfill and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Volume 16 completes the magisterial Biographical Dictionary which provides information on some 8,500 of the people who contributed to the patent theatres, opera houses, fair booths, concert halls, and pleasure gardens in and around London during the period from 1660 to 1800. The final volume centers on Margaret Woffington, "the most beautiful woman that ever adorned a theatre" (the judgment of Thomas Davies--evidenced by the nine included portraits). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A Biographical Dictionary

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Author : John Lauris Blake
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859

A Biographical Dictionary written by John Lauris Blake and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Biography categories.

A Biographical Dictionary Of Scientists

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Author : Trevor Illtyd Williams
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1974

A Biographical Dictionary Of Scientists written by Trevor Illtyd Williams and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Over 1100 scientists, no longer living, from earliest times to the present. Intended for general readers, as well as for students. Alphabetical arrangement by names. Initialed entries include lengthy biographical information and references. Appendixes of anniversary dates and of scientists mentioned in book but not as full biographical entries.

The New Biographical Dictionary Of Film

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Author : David Thomson
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2010-10-26

The New Biographical Dictionary Of Film written by David Thomson and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-26 with Performing Arts categories.

For almost thirty years, David Thomson’s Biographical Dictionary of Film has been not merely “the finest reference book ever written about movies” (Graham Fuller, Interview), not merely the “desert island book” of art critic David Sylvester, not merely “a great, crazy masterpiece” (Geoff Dyer, The Guardian), but also “fiendishly seductive” (Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone). This new edition updates the older entries and adds 30 new ones: Darren Aronofsky, Emmanuelle Beart, Jerry Bruckheimer, Larry Clark, Jennifer Connelly, Chris Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Alfonso Cuaron, Richard Curtis, Sir Richard Eyre, Sir Michael Gambon, Christopher Guest, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Spike Jonze, Wong Kar-Wai, Laura Linney, Tobey Maguire, Michael Moore, Samantha Morton, Mike Myers, Christopher Nolan, Dennis Price, Adam Sandler, Kevin Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlize Theron, Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, Lew Wasserman, Naomi Watts, and Ray Winstone. In all, the book includes more than 1300 entries, some of them just a pungent paragraph, some of them several thousand words long. In addition to the new “musts,” Thomson has added key figures from film history–lively anatomies of Graham Greene, Eddie Cantor, Pauline Kael, Abbott and Costello, Noël Coward, Hoagy Carmichael, Dorothy Gish, Rin Tin Tin, and more. Here is a great, rare book, one that encompasses the chaos of art, entertainment, money, vulgarity, and nonsense that we call the movies. Personal, opinionated, funny, daring, provocative, and passionate, it is the one book that every filmmaker and film buff must own. Time Out named it one of the ten best books of the 1990s. Gavin Lambert recognized it as “a work of imagination in its own right.” Now better than ever–a masterwork by the man playwright David Hare called “the most stimulating and thoughtful film critic now writing.”

A Biographical Dictionary Of Major League Baseball Managers

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Author : John C. Skipper
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-06-08

A Biographical Dictionary Of Major League Baseball Managers written by John C. Skipper and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Earl Weaver put his best defensive players on the field early in the game rather than make late-inning defensive replacements, and he didn't like to bunt, figuring if you played for only one run that's all you'd get. Whitey Herzog, by contrast, became one of the greats by using players who could bunt and by playing for one run over and over again. Full coverage of them and 600 other major league managers over a 125 year period can be found in this work. The entries are based on interviews, standard data and anecdotes from owners, coaches, and players. Information includes birth and death dates, teams and dates managed, win-loss records, winning percentages, and standings. Lists are included of managers of 1,000 games or more, those with one-game careers, those with the best winning percentages, and those with the most wins. A complete list of managers in the history of each team is provided.

A Biographical Dictionary Of English Court Musicians 1485 1714 Volumes I And Ii

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Author : Andrew Ashbee
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-08

A Biographical Dictionary Of English Court Musicians 1485 1714 Volumes I And Ii written by Andrew Ashbee and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-08 with Music categories.

Compiled by scholars with unrivalled knowledge of the sources, this dictionary provides biographies of all musicians and instrument makers employed by the English court from 1485-1714. A number of the musicians featured here have never previously received a dictionary entry. Coverage of these minor figures helps to flesh out the picture of musical life in the court in a way which individual studies of more major composers cannot. In addition to basic biographical details, entries feature information on: appointments; probate material; family background; heraldry; signatures and holograph documents; subscriptions to books; bibliographic references. A finding-list of variant names, details of the succession of court places assumed by musicians and an index of subjects and place names completes this comprehensive reference work.

A New Biographical Dictionary

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Author : Stephen Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1799

A New Biographical Dictionary written by Stephen Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1799 with Biography categories.