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Bab
Iranian religious leader, founder of the Babi religion and one of the central figures of Baha'i. The son of a merchant, he was influenced by the Shaykhi school of Shiite Islam. In 1844 he wrote a commentary on the sura of Joseph in the Quran and declared himself the Bab (Arabic: "gateway") to the hidden imam. Later he would claim to be the imam himself, and finally a divine manifestation. The same year he assembled 18 disciples, who spread the new faith in the various Persian provinces. He had popular support but was opposed by members of the religious class, and he was arrested near Tehran in 1847 and imprisoned. Meeting at Badasht in 1848, his followers, the Azali, formally broke with Islam. Mirza was executed by a firing squad at Tabriz in 1850.
Gabo
Russian-U.S. sculptor. He studied at the Univ. of Munich, and in 1913 he was introduced to avant-garde art in Paris by his brother, A. Pevsner. In 1920 the brothers returned to Russia and issued the Realist Manifesto, setting forth the principles of European Constructivism. Gabo produced abstract works of such unorthodox materials as glass, plastic, and wire to achieve a sense of movement. After some years in Europe, he settled in the U.S. in 1946 and taught at Harvard's architecture school. He received many awards and public commissions. A pioneer of the Constructivist movement, he was one of the earliest artists to experiment with kinetic sculpture.
Kael
U.S. film critic. Born in Petaluma, Cal., she managed an art-film theater in Berkeley (1955-60) while writing film reviews for magazines and broadcasting her reviews on network radio. After a collection of her reviews and essays, I Lost It at the Movies (1965), gained her national attention, she moved to New York and became film critic for The New Yorker (1968-91). Her witty, biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused reviews (of which five more collections were eventually published) made her perhaps the most influential film critic of all time.
Kalb
German army officer. He served in a German regiment of the French infantry from 1743. In 1768 the French sent him on a secret mission to the Amer. colonies to determine their attitude toward Britain. In 1776 he obtained a commission in the Continental Army and served with G. Washington at Valley Forge. He joined Gen. H. Gates at Camden, S.C., in an abortive attack on British forces. After Gates was driven from the field, Kalb fought on and was mortally wounded.
kale
Loose-leafed, edible plant (Brassica oleracea 'acephala') derived from the cabbage, in the mustard family. Common (or Scotch) and Buda kale have stems up to 2 ft (60 cm) long, carrying a rosette of elongated, dark-bluish-green, wavy or frilled leaves. Grown mainly for autumn and winter harvest because cold improves the eating quality of this hardy vegetable, kale is usually served cooked. It is highly nutritious. See also ...
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