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Harold I
(Encyclopedia) Harold I or Harold Fairhair, Norse Harald Haarfager, c.850–c.933, first king of Norway, son of Halfdan the Black, king of Vestfold (SE Norway). After succeeding his father, Harold…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: I
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Harpestreng, Henrik
(Encyclopedia) Harpestreng, Henrik, or Henricus Dacus, d. 1244, Danish herbalist and medical writer. He probably studied at the medical school in Salerno, and was a canon at Roskilde Cathedral, then…Vasa
(Encyclopedia) VasaVasaväˈzə [key], Pol. Waza, royal dynasty of Sweden (1523–1654) and Poland (1587–1668). Gustavus I, founder of the dynasty in Sweden, was succeeded by his sons Eric XIV (reigned…Quest for Camelot
Director:Frederik Du ChauWriters:Kirk De Micco, William Schifrin, Jacqueline Feather and David SeidlerEditor:Stanford C. AllenMusic:Patrick DoyleProduction Designer:Steve PilcherProducer:…Holder, Eric Himpton, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Holder, Eric Himpton, Jr., 1951–, U.S. lawyer and government official, b. Queens, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A. 1973, J.D. 1976). He was a trial attorney with the U.S. Justice Dept. from…Varadkar, Leo Eric
(Encyclopedia) Varadkar, Leo Eric, 1979–, Irish politician, b. Dublin, grad. Trinity College Dublin (2003). The son of an Irish nurse and an Indian doctor, he practiced as a junior doctor before…Waldemar II
(Encyclopedia) Waldemar II, 1170–1241, king of Denmark (1202–41), second son of Waldemar I. In the reign of his brother, Canute VI, he defended Denmark from German aggression and then extended Danish…Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, BaronBerzelius, Jöns Jakob, Baronbərzēˈlēəs; Swed. yöns yäˈkôp bĕrsāˈlĭəs [key], 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, M.D. Univ. of Uppsala, 1802. He was noted for his…Brin, Sergey Mikhaylovich
(Encyclopedia) Brin, Sergey Mikhaylovich, 1973–, American business executive and computer scientist, b. Moscow, grad. Univ. of Maryland (B.S., 1993) and Stanford (M.S., 1995). His family immigrated…Trending
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