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Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville

(Encyclopedia) Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount SackvilleGermain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackvillejûrˈmən, –mān [key], 1716–85, British soldier and statesman. He was known as Lord…

William of Wykeham

(Encyclopedia) William of Wykeham or William of WickhamWilliam of Wykehamboth: wĭˈkəm [key], 1324–1404, English prelate and lord chancellor. He is thought to have been the son of a serf. Entering the…

Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord

(Encyclopedia) Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord, 1714–99, English writer, b. Scotland. A pioneer in anthropology, he wrote Of the Origin and Progress of Language (6 vol., 1774–92), in which he…

Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord

(Encyclopedia) Darnley, Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord, 1545–67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the…

Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey

(Encyclopedia) Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish critic and judge. He was a founder and editor of the Edinburgh Review, which printed his critical essays. See his Contributions to…

En-hakkore

(Encyclopedia) En-hakkoreEn-hakkoreĕn-hăkˈōrē [key], in the Bible, spring in Lehi that burst forth when Samson called upon the Lord.

Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d Baron

(Encyclopedia) Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d Baron, 1773–1840, British politician, nephew of Charles James Fox. He was a member of the Whig opposition party from 1797 and served as lord…

Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of, 1737–1805, British statesman. He served briefly (1763) as president of the Board of Trade in George Grenville's cabinet but then…