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Bach, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Bach, Alexander, 1813–93, Austrian politician. A well-known lawyer and liberal, he took part in the revolution of 1848 in Vienna, but after its suppression he joined the forces of…Oli, K. P. Sharma
(Encyclopedia) Oli, K. P. Sharma (Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli), 1952–, Nepalese political leader. Opposed to the antidemocratic Nepalese monarchy, he joined the Nepal Communist party (1970), was…Sutherland, George
(Encyclopedia) Sutherland, George, 1862–1942, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1922–38), b. Buckinghamshire, England. He was taken by his family to Springville, Utah from England in 1864…Fuad I
(Encyclopedia) Fuad I (Ahmed Fuad Pasha)Fuad If&oomacr;ädˈ [key], 1868–1936, first king of modern Egypt, son of the khedive Ismail Pasha. Educated in Europe, Fuad returned to Egypt in 1880. He…García Moreno, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) García Moreno, GabrielGarcía Moreno, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ gärsēˈä mōrāˈnō [key], 1821–75, president of Ecuador (1861–65, 1869–75), b. Guayaquil. A conservative with deep religious…Grail, Holy
(Encyclopedia) Grail, Holy, a feature of medieval legend and literature. It appears variously as a chalice, a cup, or a dish and sometimes as a stone or a caldron into which a bleeding lance drips.…Vicenza
(Encyclopedia) VicenzaVicenzavēchānˈtsä [key], city (1991 pop. 107,454), capital of Vicenza prov., Venetia, NE Italy. It is an agricultural, commercial, and highly diversified industrial center.…Tammuz
(Encyclopedia) TammuzTammuztäˈməz [key], ancient nature deity worshiped in Babylonia. A god of agriculture and flocks, he personified the creative powers of spring. He was loved by the fertility…Terengganu
(Encyclopedia) Terengganu or TrengganuTerengganuboth: trəng-gäˈn&oomacr;, trĕng– [key], state (1991 pop. 808,556), c.5,000 sq mi (12,950 sq km), Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, on the South…Boleslaus III
(Encyclopedia) Boleslaus III, 1085–1138, duke of Poland (1102–38). The kingdom had been divided by his father, Ladislaus Herman, between Boleslaus and his elder brother Zbigniew, whose legitimacy was…Trending
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