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Buxar

(Encyclopedia) Buxar or Baksr Baksr both: bəksärˈ [key], town, Bihar state, E central India. A British victory at…

Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr. (Bobby Jones), 1902–71, American golfer, b. Atlanta, Ga. A lawyer, he became a golf devotee. Jones won the National Open (1923, 1926, 1929–30), the National…

Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael

(Encyclopedia) Pakenham, Sir Edward MichaelPakenham, Sir Edward Michaelpăkˈənəm [key], 1778–1815, British general. He entered the army in 1794 and served in the wars against Napoleon I, emperor of…

Mallowan, Max Edgar Lucien

(Encyclopedia) Mallowan, Sir Max Edgar Lucien, 1904–78, British archaeologist, educated at Oxford. He participated in the British Museum–Univ. of Pennsylvania excavations at Ur (1925–30) and Nineveh…

Vardon, Harry

(Encyclopedia) Vardon, Harry, 1870–1939, British golfer, b. Jersey. A former caddie, he became at 20 a professional golfer. He won six British Open championships (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and…

Syme, Sir Ronald

(Encyclopedia) Syme, Sir Ronald, 1903–89, British historian. After studying and teaching at Oxford, he served the British government in Belgrade and Ankara during World War II and taught (1942–45) at…

Langlade, Charles Michel de

(Encyclopedia) Langlade, Charles Michel deLanglade, Charles Michel deshärl mēshĕlˈ də [key], 1729–1800, pioneer in present-day Wisconsin and soldier, b. Mackinac region, now in Mich.; son of a trader…

Computer Systems Engineer

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am in computer systems engineering and I manage an engineering and distribution business…

Rawlinson, Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Rawlinson, Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron, 1864–1925, British general; son of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson. He served in the Myanmar expedition of 1886–87, in the Sudan campaign (…

Dost Muhammad

(Encyclopedia) Dost MuhammadDost Muhammaddōst m&oomacr;hämˈmäd [key], 1793–1863, emir of Afghanistan. He and his family struggled to get the emirate for years before he finally succeeded in…