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James II, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona
(Encyclopedia) James II, c.1260–1327, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1291–1327), king of Sicily (1285–95). He succeeded his father, Peter III, in Sicily and his brother, Alfonso III, in…Philip of Swabia
(Encyclopedia) Philip of SwabiaPhilip of Swabiaswāˈbēə [key], 1176?–1208, German king (1198–1208), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After the death (1197) of his brother, German King and Holy…Fort Monroe
(Encyclopedia) Fort Monroe, SE Va., commanding the entrance to Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads; named for President James Monroe. The fortress (80 acres/32 hectares) was built (1819–34) by the U.S.…Hunter, Robert Mercer Taliaferro
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Robert Mercer TaliaferroHunter, Robert Mercer Taliaferrotŏlˈəvər [key], 1809–87, American statesman, b. Essex co., Va. He was a U.S. Representative for Virginia (1837–43, 1845–…Hartwell, Leland Harrison
(Encyclopedia) Hartwell, Leland Harrison, 1939–, American cell biologist, b. Los Angeles, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964. He is a professor at the Univ. of Washington (1968–) and…Enzio
(Encyclopedia) EnzioEnzioānˈtsēō [key] or EnzoEnzioānˈtsō [key], c.1220–72, king of Sardinia, illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He married a Sardinian heiress and was made king of…Thomas, Edward Donnall
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Edward Donnall, 1920–2012, American surgeon, b. Mart, Tex., M.D. Harvard, 1946. At the Univ. of Washington from 1963 (emeritus from 1990), Thomas performed (1969) the first…William, count of Holland
(Encyclopedia) William, count of Holland, 1227?–1256, German king (1254–56), previously rival king (1247–54) to Conrad IV. William was chosen by Pope Innocent IV to succeed Henry Raspe (d. 1247) as…Spalatin, George
(Encyclopedia) Spalatin, GeorgeSpalatin, Georgeshpäˈlätēn [key], 1484–1545, German Protestant reformer. His original name was Georg Burckhardt; he was called Spalatin after his birthplace, Spalt,…Hampton Pitts FULMER, Congress, SC (1875-1944)
FULMER Hampton Pitts , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Springfield, Orangeburg County, S.C., June 23, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from Massey's Business…Trending
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