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Fernández de Córdoba, Francisco, d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Córdoba, FranciscoFernández de Córdoba, Franciscofränthēsˈkō fārnänˈdāth dā kōrˈdōbä [key], d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Sailing from Cuba on a slave hunt, he…Thrasea Paetus
(Encyclopedia) Thrasea Paetus (Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus)Thrasea Paetusthrāsēˈə pēˈtəs [key], d. a.d. 66, Roman senator and Stoic philosopher. He criticized Nero, who commanded the senate to…Valentine, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Valentine, Saint, d. c.270, Roman martyr priest. The customs connected with him in English-speaking countries are probably a survival from a period when a pagan festival associated…Sutherland, Graham
(Encyclopedia) Sutherland, Graham, 1903–80, English painter. Sutherland began his career as a painter at 35 and gained international acclaim with his paintings of war devastation. Among his major…Rodoreda, Mercè
(Encyclopedia) Rodoreda, Mercè, 1909–83, Spanish novelist writing in Catalan. Exiled for several decades in Paris and Geneva following the Spanish Civil War, Rodoreda focuses her novel Time of the…country music
(Encyclopedia) country music, American popular music form originating in the Southern and Western United States. Country music is directly descended from the folk songs, ballads, and popular songs of…guild socialism
(Encyclopedia) guild socialism, form of socialism developed in Great Britain that advocated a system of industrial self-government through national worker-controlled guilds. The theory, as originated…Godwin, William
(Encyclopedia) Godwin, William, 1756–1836, English author and political philosopher. A minister in his youth, he was, however, plagued by religious doubts and gave up preaching in 1783 for a literary…Guzmán, Nuño de
(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Nuño deGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyō ᵺā g&oomacr;thmänˈ [key], or Núñez Beltrán de GuzmánGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyĕth bĕltränˈ [key], d. 1544, Spanish conquistador…Habermas, Jürgen
(Encyclopedia) Habermas, JürgenHabermas, Jürgenyûrˈgən häˈbûrmäs [key], 1929–, German philosopher. He is a professor at the Univ. of Frankfurt (emeritus since 1994) and is the best-known contemporary…Trending
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