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Miep Gies Biography
preserved Anne Frank's diaryBorn: Feb. 15, 1909Died: Jan. 11, 2010 (Noord-Holland, Netherlands) Best Known as: woman who hid Anne Frank and her family Miep…Murdoch, Dame Iris
(Encyclopedia) Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch)Murdoch, Dame Irismûrˈdŏk [key], 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland, grad. Oxford (1942). In 1948 she was named…Monmouth, James Scott, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Monmouth, James Scott, duke ofMonmouth, James Scott, duke ofmŏnˈməth [key], 1649–85, pretender to the English throne; illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Lucy Walter. After…Louis XIII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis XIII, 1601–43, king of France (1610–43). He succeeded his father, Henry IV, under the regency of his mother, Marie de' Medici. He married Anne of Austria in 1615. Even after…Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre SamuelDu Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuelpyĕr sämüĕlˈ dü pôN də nəm&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1739–1817, French economist, one of the physiocrats. Early in his…Congreve, William
(Encyclopedia) Congreve, William, 1670–1729, English dramatist, b. near Leeds, educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple. After publishing a novel of intrigue,…Greenwich, borough, Greater London, England
(Encyclopedia) Greenwich Greenwich grĭnˈīj, grĕnˈ– [key], inner borough of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames…Vehmgericht
(Encyclopedia) VehmgerichtVehmgerichtfāmˈgərĭkht [key], VehmeVehmgerichtfāˈmə [key], or vehmic courtVehmgerichtfāˈmĭk [key], in medieval Germany, a type of criminal tribunal. The inability of the…William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III, Scene IV
Scene IVA room in Page's houseEnter Fenton and Anne PageFentonI see I cannot get thy father's love; Therefore no more turn me to him, sweet Nan.Anne PageAlas, how then?FentonWhy, thou must be…Neil Oliver STAEBLER, Congress, MI (1905-2000)
STAEBLER Neil Oliver , a Representative from Michigan; born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., July 11, 1905; graduated from Ann Arbor High School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1922; B.A., University of…Trending
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