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Biographies: Notable Economists

Notable Economists Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP…

Stuart, British royal family

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177),…

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…

James I, king of Majorca

(Encyclopedia) James I, 1243–1311, king of Majorca (1276–1311), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of Montpellier, son of James I of Aragón. In 1278 he was forced to become a vassal of his…

2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture:A Beautiful MindBest Actor:Russell Crowe, A Beautiful MindBest Actress:Sissy Spacek, In the BedroomBest Supporting Actor:Ben Kingsley, Sexy BeastBest Supporting Actress:Jennifer…

Hohenzollern, former province, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Hohenzollern, former province of Germany. After 1945 it became part of the temporary state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern, which was included in the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952.…

Hernández, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Hernández, MiguelHernández, Miguelmēgĕlˈ [key]Hernández, Miguel ārnänˈdĕs [key], 1910–42, Spanish poet, b. Orihuela. A completely self-taught writer, he absorbed the influence of the…

Favre, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Favre, JulesFavre, Juleszhül fäˈvrə [key], 1809–80, French statesman. At first a partisan of the July Monarchy, he joined the republican opposition to King Louis Philippe. After the…

Tisza, Kálmán

(Encyclopedia) Tisza, KálmánTisza, Kálmánkälˈmän tĭˈsŏ [key], 1830–1902, Hungarian premier (1875–90), of an old Calvinist family. He entered politics in the Hungarian revolution of Mar., 1848.…