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O'Higgins, Ambrosio

(Encyclopedia) O'Higgins, AmbrosioO'Higgins, Ambrosioōhĭgˈĭnz, Span. ämbrōˈsyō ōēˈgēns [key], 1720?–1801, Spanish colonial administrator, b. Ballinary, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Educated at Cádiz, Spain,…

Brewer's: Ambrosio

the hero of Lewis's romance, called The Monk. Abbot of the Capuchins at Madrid. The temptations of Matilda overcome his virtue, and he proceeds from crime to crime, till at last he sells…

Biographies: Models

ModelsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAlt, Carol, model Alves, Michelle, model Ambrosio, Alessandra, model Anderson, Pamela, model, actress Banks, Tyra, model Barros, Ana…

Notable Fashion Designers and Models

Isabella Rossellini Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Osorno

(Encyclopedia) OsornoOsornoōsōrˈnō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 117,400), Los Lagos region, S central Chile, in the heart of the lake district. Osorno is chiefly an agricultural processing and…

O'Higgins, Bernardo

(Encyclopedia) O'Higgins, BernardoO'Higgins, Bernardobĕrnärˈᵺō [key]O'Higgins, Bernardo ōēˈgēns [key], 1778–1842, South American revolutionary and ruler (1817–23) of Chile; illegitimate son of…

Brewer's: Ambrosian Library

A library in Milan, so called in compliment of St. Ambrose, the patron saint. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AmbrosioAmbrosian Chant A B C D E F G H…