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Kalispell

(Encyclopedia) KalispellKalispellkălˈĭspĕlˌ, –pĕlˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 11,917), seat of Flathead co., NW Mont., at the head of Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park; inc. 1892. It is the…

Justin Morgan

(Encyclopedia) Justin Morgan, 1792–1821, American horse, the foundation sire of the Justin Morgan breed of horses. Originally called “Figure,” the stallion was renamed for his first owner, Justin…

Iqaluit

(Encyclopedia) Iqaluit Iqaluit ĭkäl&oomacr;ˈĭt [key], town, Nunavut Territory, Canada, at the NE head of Frobisher…

Limann, Hilla

(Encyclopedia) Limann, HillaLimann, Hillahĭlˈə lēˈmän [key], 1934–98, president of Ghana (1979–81). In 1979, after seven years of military rule, Ghana's new military leader, Jerry Rawlings, handed…

Eijkman, Christiaan

(Encyclopedia) Eijkman, ChristiaanEijkman, Christiaankrĭsˈtyän īkˈmän [key], 1858–1930, Dutch physician. He was head of the Pathological Institute of Batavia and later (1898–1928) professor of…

Essequibo

(Encyclopedia) EssequiboEssequiboĕsākēˈbō [key], longest river of Guyana, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising in the Guiana Highlands, S Guyana, and flowing generally N to the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the…

Figueiredo, João Baptista de Oliveira

(Encyclopedia) Figueiredo, João Baptista de OliveiraFigueiredo, João Baptista de Oliveirafēgārädō [key], 1918–99, Brazilian general and politician, president of Brazil (1979–85). He was named (1974)…

Abbo of Fleury

(Encyclopedia) Abbo of FleuryAbbo of Fleuryäbōˈ, flörēˈ [key], Fr. Abbon de Fleury, 945?–1004, French monk at the abbey of Fleury (at present-day Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France). Head of the…

Borten, Per

(Encyclopedia) Borten, PerBorten, Perpĕr bôrˈtôn [key], 1913–2005, Norwegian political leader and agronomist. Active in the agricultural administration and provincial government of Sør-Trøndelag (…