ultraconservative
121Herculano, Alexandre — ▪ Portuguese historian in full Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo born March 28, 1810, Lisbon, Port. died Sept. 13, 1877, Santarém historian, novelist, and poet, one of the writers who is credited with introducing Romanticism to… …
122Hunt, H L — ▪ American industrialist born Feb. 17, 1889, Ramsey, Ill., U.S. died Nov. 29, 1974, Dallas, Texas American founder of a multibillion dollar oil business who promoted his ultraconservative political views on his own radio program. Hunt …
123Lefebvre, Marcel — ▪ French archbishop born Nov. 29, 1905, Tourcoing, Fr. died March 25, 1991, Martigny, Switz. ultraconservative Roman Catholic archbishop who opposed the liberalizing changes begun by the Second Vatican Council (Vatican Council, Second)… …
124Milyutin, Nikolay Alekseyevich — ▪ Russian statesman born June 6 [June 18, New Style], 1818, Moscow, Russia died Jan. 26 [Feb. 7], 1872, Moscow Russian statesman who played a prominent role in the emancipation of the serfs in Russia. Educated at Moscow University,… …
125Ravel, Maurice — ▪ French composer Introduction born March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Fr. died Dec. 28, 1937, Paris French composer of Swiss Basque descent, noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style in such works as Boléro (1928), Pavane… …
126Shintōhō Motion Picture Company — ▪ Japanese company leading Japanese motion picture studio, known for its production of war films and action pictures appealing to mass audiences. Formed in 1947, it was originally financed by the Tōhō Motion Picture Company. Within two… …
127Souter, David Hackett — ▪ United States jurist born September 17, 1939, Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court of the United States) from 1990. Souter s father was a bank manager and his mother a store clerk.… …
128Stürgkh, Karl, Count von — ▪ prime minister of Austria born Oct. 30, 1859, Graz, Austria died Oct. 21, 1916, Vienna Austrian prime minister (1911–16) whose authoritarian regime was ended by his assassination. An ultraconservative and clericalist member of the… …
