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101Tristano, Lennie — orig. Leonard Joseph Tristano born March 19, 1919, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Nov. 18, 1978, New York, N.Y. U.S. jazz pianist. Blind from childhood, Tristano performed and taught in New York City from the 1940s. His recordings featured players who… …
102Bocelli, Andrea — ▪ 2000 By 1999, in a feat not often achieved by classical musicians, Italian opera tenor Andrea Bocelli had attained phenomenal international success both in opera and in pop music. With a voice that was described as “the most beautiful in… …
103Clement XII — Pope Clement XII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement XII (LORENZO CORSINI). Born at Florence, 7 April, 1652; elected 12 July, 1730; died at Rome 6 February, 1740. The pontificate of the saintly Orsini pope, Benedict XIII, from… …
104Pope Clement XII — Pope Clement XII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement XII (LORENZO CORSINI). Born at Florence, 7 April, 1652; elected 12 July, 1730; died at Rome 6 February, 1740. The pontificate of the saintly Orsini pope, Benedict XIII, from… …
105Vitamin A deficiency — A lack of vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) occurs where diets contain insufficient vitamin A for meeting the needs associated with growth and development, physiological functions, and periods of added stress due to illness. Infections such… …
106Charles Auguste de Bériot — Bust of Charles Auguste de Bériot from the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Charles Auguste de Bériot (20 February 1802 – 8 April 1870) was a Belgian violinist and composer. Biography Born in Leuven, where there is now a street named in his …
107Matheson, George — (1842 1906) The eldest son of George Matheson, a prosperous Glasgow merchant, he was born with poor sight, and by the age of 17 he was totally blind. Notwithstanding, he learned Latin, Greek and several modern languages, graduated M.A. from… …
108Chinese room — If you can carry on an intelligent conversation using pieces of paper slid under a door, does this imply that someone or something on the other side understands what you are saying? The Chinese room is a thought experiment by John Searle which… …
109Saverio Mercadante — in a portrait by Andrea Cefaly (Museo di San Martino, Naples) Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 1795 – 17 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the… …
110Juliana of the Netherlands — For the airport of the same name, see Princess Juliana International Airport. Juliana Juliana in 1963 Queen of the Netherlands Reign …
