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Oreor

(Encyclopedia) OreorOreorôrˈāôrˌ [key] or KororKororkôrˈrôˌ [key], volcanic island (c.3 sq mi/7.8 sq km; 1990 pop. 10,501), Palau, in the W Caroline Islands, W Pacific. Most of the republic's…

Ulithi

(Encyclopedia) UlithiUlithi&oomacr;lēˈthē [key], atoll comprising 40 islets, 1.75 sq mi (4.53 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands. Ulithi is part of the Federated States of Micronesia;…

Brome, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Brome, RichardBrome, Richardbr&oomacr;m, brōm [key], c.1590–1652, English dramatist. He was the friend, servant, and disciple of Ben Jonson. Primarily a writer of realistic satiric…

Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the

(Encyclopedia) Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the, former UN trust territory administered by the United States, consisting of the Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, and Mariana Islands (…

Gaius, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) GaiusGaiusgāˈyəs [key], in the New Testament. 1 Corinthian Christian, Paul's host. 2 Corinthian baptized by Paul. 3 Companion of Paul, native of Derbe. 4 Macedonian companion of Paul.…

Paul, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Saint, d. a.d. 64? or 67?, the apostle to the Gentiles, b. Tarsus, Asia Minor. He was a Jew. His father was a Roman citizen, probably of some means, and Paul was a tentmaker by…

Hamilton, Emma, Lady

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765?–1815, mistress of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson. Born Emma Lyon, she became the mistress of Charles Greville, then of Sir William Hamilton,…

Struensee, Johann Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) Struensee, Johann FriedrichStruensee, Johann Friedrichyōˈhän frēˈdrĭkh shtr&oomacr;ˈənzā, str&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1737–72, Danish politician, b. Germany. As physician to Christian…

Rudolph, Paul Marvin

(Encyclopedia) Rudolph, Paul Marvin, 1918–97, American modernist architect, b. Elkton, Ky. Rudolph taught at several universities and served as chair of the Yale architecture department from 1958–65…

Paul, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Wolfgang, 1913–93, German physicist, Ph.D. Technical Univ., Berlin, 1939. A professor at the Univ. of Bonn from 1952, Paul developed an ion-trap technique (known as the Paul trap…