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Court, Antoine

(Encyclopedia) Court, AntoineCourt, AntoineäNtwänˈ k&oomacr;r [key], 1696–1760, French Protestant preacher, called the Restorer of Protestantism in France. He was successful in reorganizing the…

Atrato

(Encyclopedia) AtratoAtratoäträˈtō [key], river, c.415 mi (670 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Occidental, W Colombia. It meanders north, across the base of the Isthmus of Panama, to the Gulf of…

Heng Swee Keat

(Encyclopedia) Heng Swee Keat, 1961–, Singaporean political leader. A member of the People's Action party (PAP), he was secretary (1997–2000) to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and head of Singapore's…

Lae

(Encyclopedia) LaeLaeläˈē, lī [key], town (1990 pop. 88,172), Papua New Guinea, on NE New Guinea island, at the head of the Huon Gulf. Lae is an important administrative and commercial center.…

Ludwig, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Ludwig, Carl Friedrich WilhelmLudwig, Carl Friedrich Wilhelmkärl frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key], 1816–95, German physiologist. He became world famous as professor (from…

Damocles

(Encyclopedia) DamoclesDamoclesdămˈəklēz [key], in classical mythology, courtier at the court of Dionysius I. He so persistently praised the power and happiness of Dionysius that the tyrant, in order…

Jostedalsbreen

(Encyclopedia) JostedalsbreenJostedalsbreenyôˈstədälsbrāˌən [key], largest glacier of the European mainland, 315 sq mi (816 sq km), Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. Located W of the Jotunheimen Mts…

Quinte, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Quinte, Bay ofQuinte, Bay ofkwĭnˈtē [key], arm of Lake Ontario, S Ont., Canada, between the mainland and the peninsula of Prince Edward co. With its approach, Adolphus Reach, it is 60…

Roddenberry, Gene

(Encyclopedia) Roddenberry, Gene (Eugene Wesley Roddenberry), 1921–91, American television writer and producer, b. El Paso, Tex. After being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal…