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Custine, Adam Philippe, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Custine, Adam Philippe, comte deCustine, Adam Philippe, comte deädäNˈ fēlēpˈ kôNt də küstēnˈ [key], 1740–93, French general. He served in the Seven Years War and in the American…Sedgwick, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Sedgwick, Adam, 1785–1873, English geologist. He was a professor at Cambridge from 1818. His most important work was a study, made with R. I. Murchison, of the rock formation of…Waltrip, Darrell
(Encyclopedia) Waltrip, Darrell, 1947–, American auto racing driver, b. Owensboro, Ky. Waltrip drove on the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing circuit from 1972 to 2000, winning 84 Cup…Meulen, Adam Frans van der
(Encyclopedia) Meulen, Adam Frans van derMeulen, Adam Frans van deräˈdäm fräns vän dĕr mölˈən [key], c.1632–1690, Flemish painter of battle scenes and portraits. He was invited to Paris c.1665 and…Eden, Garden of
(Encyclopedia) Eden, Garden of, in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam…Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Philippe Auguste Mathias, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Philippe Auguste Mathias, comte deVilliers de l'Isle-Adam, Philippe Auguste Mathias, comte defēlēpˈ ōgüstˈ mätyäsˈ kôNt də vēyāˈ də lēˈl-ädäNˈ [key], 1838–89,…Aesop's Fables: The Ass and his Driver
by Aesop The Kingdom of the LionThe Lion and the HareThe Ass and his Driver An Ass was being driven down a mountain road, and after jogging along for a while sensibly enough he suddenly…Most and Least Knowledgeable U.S. Drivers
Based on the average scores on a 20-question driving test commissioned by the GMAC Insurance Company, the most knowledgeable drivers in the U.S. are from Kansas and the least knowledgeable are from…Schwab, Charles Michael
(Encyclopedia) Schwab, Charles MichaelSchwab, Charles Michaelshwäb [key], 1862–1939, American steel magnate, b. Williamsburg, Pa. He started as a stake driver in Andrew Carnegie's steelworks and rose…Dollard des Ormeaux, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…Trending
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