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Charles Best
Charles BestBorn: 1899 Purified Insulin. Canadian scientists Banting, Best, and Collip determined that insulin injections would help keep diabetics alive and developed techniques for extracting,…Abiy Ahmed Ali
(Encyclopedia) Abiy Ahmed Ali, 1976–, Ethiopian political leader. Joining the Ethiopian army in 1993, he served in the intelligence service, the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda,…Zewail, Ahmed Hassan
(Encyclopedia) Zewail, Ahmed Hassan, 1946–2016, Egyptian-American chemist, b. Damanhur, Egypt, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1974. He became a U.S. citizen in 1982. A professor at the California…Yamani, Ahmed Zaki
(Encyclopedia) Yamani, Ahmed Zaki, 1930-2031, Saudi Arabian politician, b. Mecca, Saudi Arabia, King Faud I University (B.A., 1951); New York…Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Ould
(Encyclopedia) Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Ould, 1956–, Mauritanian military and political leader, president of Mauritania (2009–19). A career army officer, he rose through the ranks to become chief of staff…Bendjedid, Chadli
(Encyclopedia) Bendjedid, ChadliBendjedid, Chadlishădˈlē bĕnjədēdˈ [key], 1929–2012, Algerian army officer and political leader, president of Algeria (1979–92). A noncommissioned officer in France's…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…Best Starts in NFL, Best Seasons in Pro Sports
BestThe NFL's Best Starts Team Year Start Finish Playoffs Miami Dolphins 1972 14-0 14-0 17-0, Won Super Bowl VII Chicago Bears 1934 13-0 13-0 13-1,…Abdullah, Abdullah
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah, AbdullahAbdullah, Abdullahäbdəläˈ äbdəläˈ [key], 1960–, Afghan political leader. An ophthalmologist of Tajik and Pashtun ethnicity, he worked with guerrilla leader Ahmed Shah…Beyazid II
(Encyclopedia) Beyazid II, 1447–1513, Ottoman sultan (1481–1512), son and successor of Muhammad II to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). With the help of the corps of Janissaries he put down…Trending
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