- Bevel, James Luther (American minister and political activist)
James Luther Bevel was an American minister and political activist who played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. Although Bevel initially intended to pursue a recording career, he felt called to Christian ministry. He entered the American Baptist Theological Seminary in
- beverage
angiosperm: Significance to humans: Many beverages are also derived from angiosperms; these include coffee (Coffea arabica; Rubiaceae), tea (Camellia sinensis; Theaceae), many soft drinks (e.g., root beer from the roots of Sassafras albidum; Lauraceae), and most alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer and whiskey from cereal grains and wine from grapes).
- Beveridge of Tuggal, William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron (British economist)
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge was an economist who helped shape Britain’s post-World War II welfare state policies and institutions through his Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942), also known as the Beveridge Report. Beveridge, the son of a British civil servant in India, was
- Beveridge Report (work by Beveridge)
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge: … (1942), also known as the Beveridge Report.
- Beveridge, Albert J. (United States senator and historian)
Albert J. Beveridge was an orator, U.S. senator, and historian. Beveridge was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1887 and began the practice of law in Indianapolis. He first attracted national attention by his eloquent speeches defending the increasing power of the federal government and advocating
- Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah (United States senator and historian)
Albert J. Beveridge was an orator, U.S. senator, and historian. Beveridge was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1887 and began the practice of law in Indianapolis. He first attracted national attention by his eloquent speeches defending the increasing power of the federal government and advocating
- Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron (British economist)
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge was an economist who helped shape Britain’s post-World War II welfare state policies and institutions through his Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942), also known as the Beveridge Report. Beveridge, the son of a British civil servant in India, was
- Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron (British economist)
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge was an economist who helped shape Britain’s post-World War II welfare state policies and institutions through his Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942), also known as the Beveridge Report. Beveridge, the son of a British civil servant in India, was
- Beverley (England, United Kingdom)
Beverley, town, unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northeastern England. It is situated just north of the city of Kingston upon Hull (of which it is a residential suburb) and is the administrative centre of the unitary authority. The town of Beverley grew
- Beverly (Massachusetts, United States)
Beverly, city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It is situated on Beverly Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Salem. Settled about 1626, it was named for Beverley, England, when incorporated as a town (township) in 1668. It early developed as a shipping centre, and
- Beverly Hillbillies, The (American television series)
The Beverly Hillbillies, American television show that was one of the most popular situation comedies of the 1960s. The Beverly Hillbillies debuted in 1962 on CBS and aired for nine seasons (1962–71), remaining at or near the top of the Nielsen ratings for its entire run. As encapsulated in the
- Beverly Hills (California, United States)
Beverly Hills, city, western Los Angeles county, California, U.S., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. The original inhabitants of the region, the Tongva (or Gabrielino) people, first made contact with the Spanish in 1769. In 1838 the land was deeded to Maria Rita Valdez Villa, the
- Beverly Hills 90210 (American television series)
Television in the United States: Teen dramas and adult cartoons: which introduced Johnny Depp, and Beverly Hills 90210 (1990–2000), a prime-time soap opera set in the fictional West Beverly Hills High School. The latter inspired an entire new genre of “teensploitation” series, many of which became the anchors of the WB network a few years later. Among these WB teen…
- Beverly Hills Cop (film by Brest [1984])
Eddie Murphy: …more box-office successes—Trading Places (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and The Golden Child (1986). He left Saturday Night Live in 1984 to focus on his film and stand-up career. In addition to sequels to 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop, Murphy showed his versatility in Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), which…
- Beverly Hills Cop II (film by Scott [1987])
Eddie Murphy: and Beverly Hills Cop, Murphy showed his versatility in Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), which documented two of his live performances, and the comedy Coming to America (1988), in which he played four roles. He recorded several comedy albums during the 1980s and also scored a minor…
- Beverly Hills Ninja (film by Dugan [1997])
Chris Farley: Movies: Billy Madison and Tommy Boy: Farley made two more films, Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), a martial arts comedy, and Almost Heroes (1998), about 19th-century explorers. He was also cast to voice the title role in the animated movie Shrek (2001). Farley did some recordings for the film but died before it was completed; Mike Myers…
- Beverly, Right Here (novel by DiCamillo)
Kate DiCamillo: …herself after leaving home in Beverly, Right Here (2019). DiCamillo later published The Beatryce Prophecy (2021), a fairy tale about a young girl who is reportedly destined to unseat a king.
- Bevin, Ernest (British labor leader and statesman)
Ernest Bevin was a British trade unionist and statesman, one of the most powerful British union leaders in the first half of the 20th century. He also proved to be a forceful minister of labour and national service during World War II and foreign secretary in the immediate postwar period. Bevin was
- Bevis Marks (synagogue, London, United Kingdom)
London: The historical base: Bevis Marks, the City synagogue of the Sephardic Jews, was founded in 1656. St. Peter’s Italian Church (1863) was the first Italian church ever to be built outside Italy.
- Bevis, John (English physician and astronomer)
capacitance: …taken by the English astronomer John Bevis in 1747 when he replaced the water by metal foil forming a lining on the inside surface of the glass and another covering the outside surface. This form of the capacitor with a conductor projecting from the mouth of the jar and touching…
- Bevis: The Story of a Boy (work by Jefferies)
Richard Jefferies: Outstanding are Bevis: The Story of a Boy (1882), which includes memories of Coate Farm—his birthplace (now the Richard Jefferies House and Museum)—and its surrounding countryside; The Story of My Heart (1883), his spiritual autobiography; and the remarkable fantasy novel After London (1885), set in a future…
- bevriende kleuren (art)
Rembrandt: The Leiden period (1625–31) of Rembrandt: …he developed a system of bevriende kleuren (“kindred [or related] colours”). This area of the painting was surrounded by coherent clusters of darker tones that occupied the foreground and background and especially the edges and corners of the work. Through this method Rembrandt not only created a concentrated, almost furnacelike,…
- Bewa River (river, West Africa)
Mano River, river rising in the Guinea Highlands northeast of Voinjama, Liberia. With its tributary, the Morro, it forms more than 90 miles (145 km) of the Liberia–Sierra Leone border. The river and its affluents (including the Zeliba) drain a basin of 3,185 square miles (8,250 square km). It
- Beware of Pity (novel by Zweig)
Stefan Zweig: …novel, Ungeduld des Herzens (1938; Beware of Pity), and translated works of Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, and Émile Verhaeren.
- Bewcastle Cross (monument, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom)
Bewcastle Cross, runic monument in Cumbria, Eng., dating from the late 7th or early 8th century. Although the top of the cross has been lost, a weather-beaten, 15-foot (4.5-metre) shaft remains, showing on one face a figure of Christ trampling on the heads of beasts, a runic inscription underneath,
- Beweging, De (periodical by Verwey)
Albert Verwey: …editor of his own periodical, De Beweging (1905–19), in which many influential young Dutch writers made their debut. With De Beweging, Verwey reached a position of eminence in Dutch cultural life. He was professor of Dutch literature at the University of Leiden from 1925 to 1935. As a scholar and…
- Bewegung Freies Deutschland (German organization)
Ludwig Renn: …serving as president of the Bewegung Freies Deutschland (“Free Germany Movement”).
- Beweis, Ein (work by Haetzer)
Ludwig Haetzer: He wrote Ein Beweis (1524; “One Proof”), a work on the conversion of the Jews, and other works of theology and polemic. He also produced many translations of the works of other Reformers and wrote numerous hymns that are important in the Anabaptist tradition.
- Bewick, Thomas (British artist)
Thomas Bewick was a printmaker and illustrator important for reviving the art of wood engraving and establishing it as a major printmaking technique. Bewick, a precocious youth, was apprenticed to a local metal engraver when he was 14 years old. He progressed rapidly and, after his apprenticeship,
- Bewitched (film by Ephron [2005])
Bewitched: In Nora Ephron’s film Bewitched (2005), Nicole Kidman played an actress and witch hired to star in a TV remake of the series.
- Bewitched (American television show)
Bewitched, American television situation comedy that aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972, frequently receiving high ratings. Bewitched followed the fortunes of Samantha (played by Elizabeth Montgomery), a suburban housewife who also happens to be a witch. The show is set in Westport, Connecticut, where
- Bexar (Texas, United States)
San Antonio, city, seat (1837) of Bexar county, south-central Texas, U.S. It is situated at the headwaters of the San Antonio River on the Balcones Escarpment, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Austin. The second most-populous city in Texas, it is the focus of a metropolitan area that includes
- Bexhill (England, United Kingdom)
Bexhill, town, Rother district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. It lies on the English Channel, just west of Hastings. The coastal resort dates from the 1880s, but the old village inland on the cliff top is built around its ancient parish
- Bexhill-on-Sea (England, United Kingdom)
Bexhill, town, Rother district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. It lies on the English Channel, just west of Hastings. The coastal resort dates from the 1880s, but the old village inland on the cliff top is built around its ancient parish
- Bexley (borough, London, United Kingdom)
Bexley, outer borough of London, England, on the eastern perimeter of the metropolis. It is part of the historic county of Kent, on the south bank of the River Thames. Bexley extends to the borough of Bromley in the south. The present borough of Bexley was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of
- bey (Turkish title)
bey, title among Turkish peoples traditionally given to rulers of small tribal groups, to members of ruling families, and to important officials. Under the Ottoman Empire a bey was the governor of a province, distinguished by his own flag (sancak, liwa). In Tunis after 1705 the title become
- Bey, Dawoud (American photographer, writer, and educator)
Dawoud Bey is an American photographer, writer, and educator known for his sensitive large-scale portraits and candid street photographs of everyday Black American life. His later work probes the psychic traces left on present-day landscapes by the slave trade and the liberatory travels of formerly
- Beyatlı, Yahya Kemal (Turkish author)
Turkish literature: Modern Turkish literature: …figure of that generation was Yahya Kemal Beyatlı. Born in Skopje (Usküb; now in Macedonia), Beyatli studied in Paris for several years and subsequently taught at Istanbul University. After the proclamation of the Turkish republic, he held several ambassadorial posts. Although he supported republican principles, much of Beyatli’s poetry glorifies…
- Beyaz kale (novel by Pamuk)
Orhan Pamuk: …fame with Beyaz kale (1985; The White Castle), his third novel, which explores the nature of identity through the story of a learned young Italian captured and made a slave to a scholar in 17th-century Istanbul. His subsequent novels, which were widely translated, included Kara kitap (1990; The Black Book),…
- Beycesultan (ancient site, Turkey)
Anatolian art and architecture: Early Bronze Age: At Beycesultan, buildings that were almost certainly religious shrines were uncovered—a find of some interest, since temples are virtually unknown in Anatolia at this period. Rectangular shrine chambers seemed to be arranged in pairs, with ritual installations recalling the Horns of Consecration and Tree, or Pillar,…
- Beyer, Absalon Pederssøn (Norwegian scholar and author)
Absalon Pederssøn Beyer was a Lutheran humanist scholar, one of the most advanced thinkers in Norway in his day. Born on a farm, Beyer was adopted by a bishop after the death of his parents and educated at the universities of Copenhagen and Wittenberg, where he studied under the famous Protestant
- Beyer, Geraldine Elizabeth Kahle (American decorative artist)
Jinny Beyer is an American quilt designer, the first to create a line of fabrics especially geared to the needs of quilters. In the 1980s she became a major figure in the resurgence of interest in quilting that had begun to sweep the United States in the late 1970s. Beyer received a B.A. in speech
- Beyer, Jinny (American decorative artist)
Jinny Beyer is an American quilt designer, the first to create a line of fabrics especially geared to the needs of quilters. In the 1980s she became a major figure in the resurgence of interest in quilting that had begun to sweep the United States in the late 1970s. Beyer received a B.A. in speech
- Beyer, Marcel (German writer)
German literature: The turn of the 21st century: Marcel Beyer’s novel Flughunde (1995; “Flying Foxes,” Eng. trans. Flughunde) recounts the deaths of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels’s children through the eyes of two narrators: the eldest daughter, Helga, and a sound technician who had worked for Goebbels. Long after the children’s deaths, the…
- Beyer-Garratt (locomotive)
Beyer-Garratt, type of steam locomotive characterized by tremendous hauling capacity and light axle loads. This British-built locomotive had two articulated pivoting chassis, each with its own wheels, cylinders, and water tanks. These chassis supported a girder frame that carried a boiler, cab, and
- Beyers, C.F. (South African politician)
C.F. Beyers was an attorney, politician, and general in the South African War (1899–1902). A graduate of Victoria College (now Stellenbosch University), Beyers migrated to the Transvaal, where he was naturalized and practiced as a lawyer. Joining the Boer forces in 1899, he rose rapidly to the rank
- Beyers, Christiaan Frederik (South African politician)
C.F. Beyers was an attorney, politician, and general in the South African War (1899–1902). A graduate of Victoria College (now Stellenbosch University), Beyers migrated to the Transvaal, where he was naturalized and practiced as a lawyer. Joining the Boer forces in 1899, he rose rapidly to the rank
- Beyla (Guinea)
Beyla, town, southeastern Guinea, western Africa, in the Guinea Highlands. The town was founded by Dyula traders in the early 13th century as a collecting point for slaves and kola nuts and is now the chief trading centre for rice, cattle, tobacco, coffee, and palm oil and kernels. It is connected
- Beyle, Henri (French author)
Stendhal was one of the most original and complex French writers of the first half of the 19th century, chiefly known for his works of fiction. His finest novels are Le Rouge et le noir (1830; The Red and the Black) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839; The Charterhouse of Parma). Stendhal is only one
- Beyle, Marie-Henri (French author)
Stendhal was one of the most original and complex French writers of the first half of the 19th century, chiefly known for his works of fiction. His finest novels are Le Rouge et le noir (1830; The Red and the Black) and La Chartreuse de Parme (1839; The Charterhouse of Parma). Stendhal is only one
- beylerbeyi (Ottoman office)
Murad I: …offices of kaziasker (military judge), beylerbeyi (commander in chief), and grand vizier (chief minister) crystallized and were granted to persons outside the family of Osman I, founder of the dynasty. The origins of the Janissary corps (elite forces) and the devşirme (child-levy) system through which the Janissaries were recruited are…
- Beylisme (philosophy)
Stendhal: Works of Stendhal: …gave the name of “Beylisme” (after his real family name, Beyle) stressed the importance of the “pursuit of happiness” by combining enthusiasm with rational skepticism, lucidity with willful surrender to lyric emotions. “Beylisme,” as he understood it, meant cultivating a private sensibility while developing the art of hiding and…
- Beymer, Richard (American actor)
The Diary of Anne Frank: …to their son, Peter (Richard Beymer). The confined space of the secret annex causes strain for both families, though, and their morale becomes lower when they receive news of the Nazi concentration camps. Although the families manage to avoid notice during a Gestapo search of the building, tensions remain…
- Beyoğlu (district, Istanbul, Turkey)
Istanbul: City site: …from the “new” city of Beyoğlu to the north; the broader Bosporus divides European Istanbul from the city’s districts on the Asian shore—Üsküdar (ancient Chrysopolis) and Kadıköy (ancient Chalcedon).
- Beyoncé (album by Beyoncé [2013])
Beyoncé: B’Day, I Am…Sasha Fierce, 4, and Beyoncé: …the confidently sensuous and expressive Beyoncé, which boasts brand-name producers and appearances from, among others, the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the singer’s toddler daughter, Blue Ivy. The record, initially offered exclusively on iTunes, was promoted as a “visual album,” with music videos made to accompany each track. The…
- Beyoncé (American singer)
Beyoncé is an American singer-songwriter and actress who achieved fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny’s Child and then launched a hugely successful solo career. In 2023 she broke the record for most Grammy Awards won by an artist, with 32 Grammy wins over the course
- Beyond (film by August [2010])
Noomi Rapace: …with her in Svinalängorna (2010; Beyond), in which she portrayed a woman who must come to terms with her past as the abused daughter of alcoholic parents. Notable among Rapace’s other movies was the bleak Danish picture Daisy Diamond (2007), in which she starred as an aspiring actress and single…
- Beyond (poetry by Goldbarth)
Albert Goldbarth: …Adventures in Ancient Egypt (1996), Beyond (1998), Saving Lives (2001), Everyday People (2012), and The Loves and Wars of Relative Scale (2017). Goldbarth also wrote essays, including those collected in Great Topics of the World (1996) and Many Circles (2001), and the novel Pieces of
- Beyond a Boundary (work by James)
sports: Race, ethnicity, and sports: …differences in performance levels is Beyond a Boundary (1963), C.L.R. James’s classic study of the making of Caribbean cricket. James combines careful historical analysis with detailed observations of the cricket culture of his day, finding in the sport a symbolic reenactment of the struggles and inequalities that existed and still…
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (film by Lang [1956])
Fritz Lang: Films of the 1950s: …for RKO in 1956 was Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a paranoid thriller with Andrews portraying a man who pretends to be guilty of murder, only to find that he cannot extricate himself from the web of deceit he has woven. The film’s dramatization of fate’s implacable vortex was a fitting…
- Beyond All Boundaries (multimedia documentary by Briggs)
Tom Hanks: In 2009 he narrated Beyond All Boundaries, a documentary about World War II that used animation, archival footage, and sensory effects, including shaking seats; the 35-minute film was produced for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. He also wrote the short-story collection Uncommon Type (2017) and…
- Beyond banks and brokers: All about decentralized finance (DeFi)
Can it be trusted with your assets?If you can imagine sending money, making a payment, or buying a financial asset without the assistance of a bank, brokerage, or other official intermediary, then you’ve grasped the essence of decentralized finance. Decentralized finance—or DeFi for short—is an
- Beyond Belief: Essays on Religion in a Post-Traditional World (work by Bellah)
Robert Neelly Bellah: His influential work Beyond Belief: Essays on Religion in a Post-Traditional World (1970) applies economic theory to culture. Varieties of Civil Religion (1980) expresses Bellah’s belief that the “civil” religion inherent in educational and legal systems should be encouraged because of its openness and tolerance. The popular book…
- Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples (work by Naipaul)
V.S. Naipaul: In 1998 he published Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples, a portrayal of the Islamic faith in the lives of ordinary people in Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Half a Life (2001) is a novel about an Indian immigrant to England and then Africa. He becomes “half…
- Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (work by Pagels)
Elaine Pagels: …to demonize one’s opponents, and Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003), which argues that the Gospel of Thomas—whose composition she dated to the mid-1st century, about a century earlier than most scholars dated it—was excluded from the Christian canon because its individualistic interpretation of Jesus was theologically and…
- Beyond Black (novel by Mantel)
Hilary Mantel: Additional recognition came for Beyond Black (2005), a wryly humorous novel about a psychic, which was short-listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction (later the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction), but it was her next book that set the literary world abuzz.
- Beyond Despair: Three Lectures and a Conversation with Philip Roth (work by Appelfeld)
Aharon Appelfeld: Beyond Despair: Three Lectures and a Conversation with Philip Roth was published in 1994.
- Beyond Einstein Great Observatories (NASA program)
Great Observatories: …to outline a pair of Beyond Einstein Great Observatories: the International X-ray Observatory, designed to observe X-rays in finer detail than Chandra, and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), designed to seek gravity waves. However, NASA canceled development of these two observatories in 2011.
- Beyond Freedom and Dignity (work by Skinner)
B.F. Skinner: …work that generated considerable controversy, Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), argued that concepts of freedom and dignity may lead to self-destruction and advanced the cause of a technology of behaviour comparable to that of the physical and biological sciences. Skinner published an autobiography in three parts: Particulars of My Life…
- Beyond Good and Evil (work by Nietzsche)
ethics: Nietzsche: In Beyond Good and Evil (1886), he wrote with approval of “the distinguished type of morality,” according to which “one has duties only toward one’s equals; toward beings of a lower rank, toward everything foreign to one, one may act as one sees fit, ‘as one’s…
- Beyond Lies the Wub (work by Dick)
Philip K. Dick: …of his first story, “Beyond Lies the Wub,” in 1952 launched his full-time writing career, which was marked by extraordinary productivity, as he oftentimes completed a new work, usually a short story or a novella, every two weeks for printing in pulp paperback collections. He published his first novel,…
- Beyond Outrage (film by Kitano [2012])
Kitano Takeshi: The sequels Autoreiji Biyondo (Beyond Outrage) and Autoreiji Saishusho (Outrage Coda) appeared in 2012 and 2017, respectively.
- Beyond Rangoon (film by Boorman [1995])
John Boorman: Later career and honors: … (1990) and the political thriller Beyond Rangoon (1995), Boorman directed The General (1998), a biopic about the legendary Irish criminal Martin Cahill, portrayed by Brendan Gleeson; Voight was cast as the policeman who has sworn to bring him to justice. The acclaimed crime drama earned Boorman another best director award…
- Beyond the 4% rule: 5 alternative retirement income strategies
One size doesn’t fit all.The 4% rule is widely known in retirement-planning circles as a straightforward yet effective way to structure your retirement income. The rule simply states that by withdrawing about 4% of your portfolio the first year in retirement, and adjusting the amount for inflation
- Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album (novel by Woiwode)
Larry Woiwode: Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album (1975) is a multigenerational saga of a North Dakota family; Born Brothers (1988) continues the story of Charles and Jerome Neumiller, characters from Beyond the Bedroom Wall who also appear in The Neumiller Stories (1989). Poppa John (1981)…
- Beyond the Forest (film by Vidor (1949))
King Vidor: Stella Dallas, The Citadel, and Duel in the Sun: Beyond the Forest (1949) was somewhat better, though primarily enjoyable for Bette Davis’s over-the-top portrayal of a small-town married woman who is in love with another man. The Fountainhead (1949) was prestigious enough, but somehow Ayn Rand’s best-selling novel (which she adapted herself) resisted Vidor’s…
- Beyond the Fringe (stage revue by Bennett, Cook, Miller and Moore)
Peter Cook: …in the hit satirical revue Beyond the Fringe (with Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore) and for his longtime comedy partnership with Moore on stage, screen, television, and comedy records. He also founded The Establishment, a London comedy club where many younger comedians got their start, and published
- Beyond the Horizon (play by O’Neill)
Eugene O’Neill: …string of great plays, including Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), Strange Interlude (1928), Ah! Wilderness (1933), and The Iceman Cometh (1946).
- Beyond the Palisade (work by Baxter)
James K. Baxter: …and England, he first published Beyond the Palisade (1944), which displayed youthful promise. Blow, Wind of Fruitfulness (1948), superficially a less attractive collection, was more profound. Recent Trends in New Zealand Poetry (1951) was his first critical work, its judgments revealing a maturity beyond his years. Later verse collections include…
- Beyond the Rainbow (film by Cabanne [1922])
Clara Bow: …was a small role in Beyond the Rainbow (1922), but her scenes were cut out of the release print. (After Bow became a star, the film was rereleased with her scenes restored.) A supporting role in the whaling drama Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) brought her considerable attention.…
- Beyond the Reach (film by Léonetti [2014])
Michael Douglas: Later films: …in the critically panned thriller Beyond the Reach (2014), in which he hammed it up as a psychotic big-game hunter who, after accidentally shooting a man, turns the only witness into his next quarry. Douglas then appeared as Dr. Hank Pym in the superhero movie Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel,…
- Beyond the Sea (film by Spacey [2004])
Kevin Spacey: Later credits and House of Cards: …and starred in the film Beyond the Sea, a biopic about pop music legend Bobby Darin. In 2008 he portrayed Mickey Rosa, an MIT professor who teaches his students to count cards, in the thriller 21. After playing a political operative in the HBO television movie Recount (2008), a drama…
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (film by Meyer [1970])
Roger Ebert: …auteur in the 1970s, including Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970).
- Beyrich, Heinrich Ernst (German geologist)
geochronology: Completion of the Phanerozoic time scale: …completed by two German scientists, Heinrich Ernst Beyrich and Wilhelm Philipp Schimper. Beyrich introduced the Oligocene in 1854 after having investigated outcrops in Belgium and Germany, while Schimper proposed adding the Paleocene in 1874 based on his studies of Paris Basin flora.
- Beyrichicopida (fossil crustacean order)
crustacean: Annotated classification: †Order Beyrichicopida Silurian to Carboniferous. Subclass Myodocopa Order Myodocopida Silurian to present; antennal notch in shell; 5 pairs of postoral appendages; maxilla with a large respiratory plate; eyes usually present; marine. Order
- Beyrouth (national capital, Lebanon)
Beirut, capital, chief port, and largest city of Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Lebanon Mountains. Beirut is a city of baffling contradictions whose character blends the sophisticated and cosmopolitan with the provincial and parochial. Before 1975 Beirut was
- Bez solntsa (work by Mussorgsky)
Modest Mussorgsky: Life and career: …melancholy melodies, Bez solntsa (Sunless) and Pesni i plyaski smerti (Songs and Dances of Death). At that time Mussorgsky was haunted by the spectre of death—he himself had only seven more years to live. The death of another friend, the painter Victor Hartmann, inspired Mussorgsky to write the piano…
- Beza, Theodore (French theologian)
Theodore Beza was an author, translator, educator, and theologian who assisted and later succeeded John Calvin as a leader of the Protestant Reformation centred at Geneva. After studying law at Orléans, France (1535–39), Beza established a practice in Paris, where he published Juvenilia (1548), a
- Bezae, Codex (Greco-Roman manuscript)
Theodore Beza: … from his library the celebrated Codex Bezae (D), an important manuscript from about the 5th century bearing Greek and Latin texts of the Gospels and Acts and supplemented by Beza’s commentary based on the Calvinist viewpoint. Other works among Beza’s own writings include anti-Catholic tracts, a biography of Calvin, and…
- bezant (Byzantine coin)
Byzantine Empire: The reforms of Diocletian and Constantine: …be succeeded by Constantine’s gold solidus. The latter piece, struck at the lighter weight of 72 to the gold pound, remained the standard for centuries. For whatever reason, in summary, Constantine’s policies proved extraordinarily fruitful. Some of them—notably hereditary succession, the recognition of Christianity, the currency reform, and the foundation…
- Bezbarua, Lakshminath (Indian writer)
South Asian arts: Assamese: …the early modern writers was Lakshminath Bezbaruwa, who founded a literary monthly, Jōnāki (“Moonlight”), in 1889, and was responsible for infusing Assamese letters with 19th-century Romanticism. Later 20th-century writers have tried to remain faithful to the ideals of Jōnāki. The short story in particular has flourished in the language; notable…
- Bezborodko, Alexander (Russian diplomat)
Alexander Bezborodko was a Russian foreign minister who was closely linked with the major diplomatic affairs of Catherine the Great, including her idea of reestablishing the Byzantine Empire under her grandson Constantine. Recommended to Catherine by Count P.A. Rumyantsev, with whom he had served
- Bezborodko, Alexander Andreyevich, Prince (Russian diplomat)
Alexander Bezborodko was a Russian foreign minister who was closely linked with the major diplomatic affairs of Catherine the Great, including her idea of reestablishing the Byzantine Empire under her grandson Constantine. Recommended to Catherine by Count P.A. Rumyantsev, with whom he had served
- Bèze, Théodore de (French theologian)
Theodore Beza was an author, translator, educator, and theologian who assisted and later succeeded John Calvin as a leader of the Protestant Reformation centred at Geneva. After studying law at Orléans, France (1535–39), Beza established a practice in Paris, where he published Juvenilia (1548), a
- bezel (jewelry)
ring: …wide enough to support the bezel. The bezel is the top part of a ring; it may simply be a flat table, or it may be designed to hold a gem or some other ornament.
- Bezhin Meadow (work by Eisenstein)
Sergei Eisenstein: …Eisenstein undertook Bezhin lug (Bezhin Meadow). Several weeks before its completion, however, he was ordered to suspend its production. The scenes already shot were put together by Eisenstein, but the film, which was never released, was attacked as “formalistic” because of its poetic interpretation of reality. Eisenstein thus suffered…
- Bezier curve (computer science)
computer graphics: 3-D rendering: …representations can be provided by Bezier curves, which have the further advantage of requiring less computer memory. Bezier curves are described by cubic equations; a cubic curve is determined by four points or, equivalently, by two points and the curve’s slopes at those points. Two cubic curves can be smoothly…
- Béziers (France)
Béziers, city, Hérault département, Occitanie région, southern France, 9 miles (14 km) from the Mediterranean Sea, on a hilly site overlooking the Orb River where it is intersected by the Canal of the Midi, southwest of Montpellier. There are remains of an arena from the Roman colony Beterrae. In
- Béziers, Battle of (French history)
Massacre at Béziers, (21–22 July 1209). This brutal massacre was the first major battle in the Albigensian Crusade called by Pope Innocent III against the Cathars, a religious sect. The French city of Béziers, a Cathar stronghold, was burned down and 20,000 residents killed after a papal legate,
- Béziers, Massacre at (French history)
Massacre at Béziers, (21–22 July 1209). This brutal massacre was the first major battle in the Albigensian Crusade called by Pope Innocent III against the Cathars, a religious sect. The French city of Béziers, a Cathar stronghold, was burned down and 20,000 residents killed after a papal legate,