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Ossa
(Encyclopedia) OssaOssaôˈsä [key], peak, c.6,490 ft (1,980 m) high, NE Thessaly, N Greece. According to legend the Aloadae piled Mt. Pelion on Ossa when they stormed Olympus.Pérez Esquivel, Adolpho
(Encyclopedia) Pérez Esquivel, Adolpho, 1931–, Argentine sculptor, architect, and humanitarian. A professor at the Argentine National School of Fine Arts, he resigned (1974) to become head of Peace…Bayh, Birch Evans, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Bayh, Birch Evans, Jr.Bayh, Birch Evans, Jr.bī [key], 1928–2019, U.S. politician, b. Terre Haute, Ind., grad. Indiana Univ. law school (1960). A Democrat, Bayh served (1954–62) in the…Kan, Naoto
(Encyclopedia) Kan, Naoto, 1946–, Japanese political leader, grad. Tokyo Institute of Technology (1970). A civic activist and long-time opponent of the Liberal Democratic party, he first was elected…Mazowiecki, Tadeusz
(Encyclopedia) Mazowiecki, TadeuszMazowiecki, Tadeusztädāˈ&oomacr;sh mäzōvēĕtˈskē [key], 1927–2013, Polish journalist and political leader, prime minister of Poland (Aug., 1989– Jan., 1991). He…Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, N Alaska. Located N of the Arctic Circle, the park (7,523,898 acres/3,046,113 hectares) and adjacent preserve (948,629 acres/384,060…Belaúnde Terry, Fernando
(Encyclopedia) Belaúnde Terry, FernandoBelaúnde Terry, Fernandofārnänˈdō bālä&oomacr;nˈdā tāˈrē [key], 1912–2002, president of Peru (1963–68, 1980–85). A successful architect, he served in the…Monterey Park
(Encyclopedia) Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center.…von Klitzing, Klaus
(Encyclopedia) von Klitzing, Klaus, 1943–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Würzburg, 1972. He was a professor at the Technical Univ. of Munich (1980–85) and then director of the Max Planck Institute…Sendak, Maurice Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Sendak, Maurice Bernard, 1928–2012, American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Largely self-taught, he was widely acclaimed as the 20th-century's most…Trending
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