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Negishi, Ei-ichi

(Encyclopedia) Negishi, Ei-ichi, 1935–2021, Japanese chemist, b. Changchum, China, Univ. of Tokyo (B.Eng., 1958), Univ. of…

Hui-tsung

(Encyclopedia) Hui-tsungHui-tsunghwē-dz&oomacr;ng [key], 1082–1135, Chinese emperor of the Northern Sung dynasty, painter, and a great patron of art. Politically he was a rather ineffectual ruler…

Brewer's: Siamese Twins:

Yoke-fellows, inseparables; so called from two youths (Eng and Chang), born of Chinese parents at Bang Mecklong. Their bodies were united by a band of flesh, stretching from breast-bone to…

Gloucester, Robert, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Robert, earl of, d. 1147, English nobleman; illegitimate son of Henry I. Henry created (c.1121) the earldom of Gloucester for him. After his father's death (1135), Robert…

Seymour, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Seymour, Jane, 1509?–1537, third queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She served as a lady in waiting to both of Henry's first two queens, Katharine of Aragón and Anne Boleyn. Henry…

Henrietta of England

(Encyclopedia) Henrietta of England (Henrietta Anne), 1644–70, duchesse d'Orléans, called Madame; sister-in-law of King Louis XIV of France. The daughter of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria…

Agincourt

(Encyclopedia) AgincourtAgincourtäzhăNk&oomacr;rˈ [key], modern Fr. Azincourt, village, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. There, during the Hundred Years War, Henry V of England with some 6,000 men…

International Statistical Agencies

Source: U.S. State Department.Albania: Institute of Statistics www.instat.gov.al Algeria: Office National de Statistiques (Some English Content) www.ons.dz/English/indexag.htm Andorra: Department of…

Major Bouts, 1997-98: Featherweights (126 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteOct. 11Paul IngleJohnjo IrwinKO 9—Sheffield, ENGOct. 11Naseem HamedJose BadilloTKO 7WBOSheffield, ENGNov. 8Wilfredo VazquezGenaro RiosWu 12WBALas VegasDec.…