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(Encyclopedia) WindischWindischvĭnˈdĭsh [key], town, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Reuss River near its confluence with the Aare. Textiles and cables are made there. Originally a Helvetian…Merckx, Eddy
(Encyclopedia) Merckx, Eddy (Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx)Merckx, Eddymûrks [key], 1945–, Belgian bicycle racer. He won the world amateur cycling championship in 1964 and became world…Allingham, Margery
(Encyclopedia) Allingham, MargeryAllingham, Margeryălˈĭng-əm [key], 1904–66, English detective-story writer, b. London. Most of her novels feature Mr. Albert Campion, a scholarly detective of noble…Jamnitzer, Wenzel
(Encyclopedia) Jamnitzer, Jamitzer, or Gemniczer, WenzelJamnitzer, Jamitzer, or Gemniczer, Wenzelvĕnˈtsəl yämˈnĭtsər, yäˈmĭtsər, gĕmˈnĭtsər [key], 1508–85, leading member of a German family of…Gallatin, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Gallatin, city (2020 pop. 44,431), seat of Sumner co., N central Tenn., near Nashville; inc. 1815. It is a livestock and agricultural…Gurney, A. R.
(Encyclopedia) Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr.), 1930–2017, American dramatist, b. Buffalo, N.Y., B.A. Williams College, 1952, M.F.A. Yale School of Drama, 1958. He is best known for often…Gold Coast, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Gold Coast, city, Queensland, E Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. The city, a major resort, stretches for many miles along the coast and…Luthuli, Albert John
(Encyclopedia) Luthuli, Albert John Luthuli, Albert John ləth&oomacr;ˈlē [key], 1898?–1967, African political…Johnson, John Albert
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, John Albert, 1861–1909, American political leader, governor of Minnesota, b. St. Peter, Minn. The son of poor parents, he left school early and worked at various trades until…Cooper, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Samuel, 1609–72, one of the greatest English miniaturists. A student of Hoskins, he worked in London from c.1642. He painted portraits of numerous celebrated Englishmen. His…Trending
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