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Margaret Maid of Norway
(Encyclopedia) Margaret Maid of Norway, 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland. In 1284 the nobles of Scotland recognized…Kielland, Alexander Lange
(Encyclopedia) Kielland, Alexander LangeKielland, Alexander Langeäləksänˈdər längˈə khĕlˈlän [key], 1849–1906, Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. Two early volumes of short…Kipnis, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Kipnis, AlexanderKipnis, Alexanderkĭpˈnĭs [key], 1891–1978, Russian-American operatic bass. He studied conducting at the Warsaw Conservatory and voice in Berlin. He made his operatic…Draga
(Encyclopedia) DragaDragadräˈgä [key], 1867–1903, queen consort of King Alexander of Serbia. A widow and a lady in waiting to the king's mother, Draga Mašin (Mashin) was accused by general rumor of a…Dowie, John Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Dowie, John AlexanderDowie, John Alexanderdouˈē [key], 1847–1907, founder of the Christian Catholic Church, b. Scotland. He emigrated (1860) to Australia, where he was ordained as a…Averescu, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Averescu, AlexanderAverescu, Alexanderävĕrĕsˈk&oomacr; [key], 1859–1938, Romanian general and political leader. He served as a volunteer in the 1877–78 war against the Ottoman…Sodoma, Il
(Encyclopedia) Sodoma, IlSodoma, Ilēl sôˈdōmä [key], c.1477–1549, Sienese painter, whose real name was Giovanni Antonio Bazzi. Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, he went to Rome c.1508. Commissioned by Pope…Tsankov, Dragan
(Encyclopedia) Tsankov, DraganTsankov, Dragandräˈgän [key]Tsankov, Dragan tsänˈkôf [key], 1828–1911, Bulgarian politician. As journalist and later as professor he played an important part in…Aleks-
(Encyclopedia) Aleks-. For some Russian names beginning thus, use Alex-; e.g., for Aleksandr, use Alexander.Kilham, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Kilham, AlexanderKilham, Alexanderkĭlˈəm [key], 1762–98, English Methodist minister, founder of the Methodist New Connection. He took a leading part in Methodist affairs after the…Trending
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