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(Encyclopedia) CelaenaeCelaenaesĭlēˈnē [key], ancient city of Asia Minor, in Phrygia, near the source of the Maeander River, in present-day W central Turkey. In the days of the Persian Empire, Cyrus…Neill, Alexander Sutherland
(Encyclopedia) Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883–1973, English educator. After teaching at state schools in Scotland, Neill became dissatisfied with traditional education. In 1924, he set up the…Heliogabalus
(Encyclopedia) HeliogabalusHeliogabalushēˌlēōgăbˈələs [key] or ElagabalusHeliogabalusĕləgăbˈələs [key], c.205–222, Roman emperor (218–22). He was a priest of the local sun god, Elagabalus, at Emesa…Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl ofLeven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl oflĕvˈən [key], 1580?–1661, Scottish general. He served in the Swedish army some 30 years, being knighted by…Horsley, Sir Victor Alexander Haden
(Encyclopedia) Horsley, Sir Victor Alexander Haden, 1857–1916, English surgeon and neurologist. A specialist in surgery of the endocrine glands and the nervous system, he devised a noted operation…Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…Arbela
(Encyclopedia) ArbelaArbelaärbēˈlə [key], town of ancient Assyria. Its name is sometimes given to the battle fought at Gaugamela, some 60 mi (100 km) away, in which Alexander the Great defeated (331…Lee, Nathaniel
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Nathaniel, 1653–92, English dramatist. After failing as an actor, he turned to writing plays. Lee confined himself entirely to tragedy, turning often to the classical historians…Müller, Karl Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Müller, Karl Alexander, 1927–, Swiss physicist, Ph.D. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1958. In 1983, Müller and co-researcher Johannes Georg Bednorz discovered superconductivity…Catargiu, Lascar
(Encyclopedia) Catargiu, LascarCatargiu, Lascarkätärj&oobreve;ˈ [key], 1823–99, Romanian statesman, of an ancient Walachian family. Unsuccessful as Conservative candidate (1859) against Alexander…Trending
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