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Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett
(Encyclopedia) Leakey, Louis Seymour BazettLeakey, Louis Seymour Bazettbăzˈət, lēˈkē [key], 1903–72, British archaeologist and anthropologist of E Africa, b. Kabete, Kenya; father of Richard Leakey.…Phyfe, Duncan
(Encyclopedia) Phyfe, DuncanPhyfe, Duncanfīf [key], c.1768–1854, American cabinetmaker, b. Scotland. He emigrated to America c.1783, settling at Albany, N.Y., where he was apprenticed to a…operetta
(Encyclopedia) operettaoperettaŏpərĕtˈə [key], type of light opera with a frivolous, sentimental story, often employing parody and satire and containing both spoken dialogue and much light, pleasant…Ophites
(Encyclopedia) OphitesOphitesōˈfīts [key] [Gr.,=believers in the serpent], group of Gnostic sects notorious for extreme cultism and inverted morality. Certain of these sects were known as Naasseni.…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Adam Armour's Prayer
by Robert Burns Epitaph For James SmithThe Jolly Beggars: A CantataAdam Armour's Prayer Gude pity me, because I'm little! For though I am an elf o' mettle, An' can, like…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: John Adams
George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1797 WHEN it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America remained between…James Adam BEDE, Congress, MN (1856-1942)
BEDE James Adam , a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm in North Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio, January 13, 1856; attended the public schools of Ohio, Oberlin (Ohio) College, and…Adam Monroe BYRD, Congress, MS (1859-1912)
BYRD Adam Monroe , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Sumter County, Ala., July 6, 1859; moved to Neshoba County, Miss.; attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville; was…Henry Adams BULLARD, Congress, LA (1788-1851)
BULLARD Henry Adams , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Pepperell, Mass., September 9, 1788; was graduated from Harvard University in 1807; studied law in Boston and Philadelphia; was…William Adams DAWSON, Congress, UT (1903-1981)
DAWSON William Adams , a Representative from Utah; born in Layton, Davis County, Utah, November 5, 1903; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of…Trending
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