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(Encyclopedia) banksiabanksiabăngkˈsēə [key] [for Sir Joseph Banks], popularized name of a genus of Australian evergreen trees and shrubs of the same family as the macadamia and sometimes cultivated…O'Connor, John Joseph
(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, John Joseph, 1920–2000, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Philadelphia. He was ordained a priest in 1945 and served as a military chaplain for 27 years, achieving the rank…Richard, Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Richard, Maurice (Joseph Henri Maurice Richard)Richard, Mauricezhōzĕfˈ äNrēˈ môrēsˈ rēˈshärˌ [key], 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player, b. Montreal. Richard, nicknamed “the Rocket” by…Chamberlain, Sir Austen
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, Sir Austen (Joseph Austen Chamberlain)Chamberlain, Sir Austenchāmˈbərlĭn [key], 1863–1937, British statesman; son of Joseph Chamberlain and half-brother of Neville…Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
(Encyclopedia) Döllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonDöllinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz vonyōˈhän yōˈzĕf ĭgˈnäts fən dölˈĭngər [key], 1799–1890, German theologian and historian, leader of the Old Catholics.…Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, marquês de
(Encyclopedia) Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, marquês dePombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, marquês desəbəstyouNˈ zh&oobreve;zĕˈ dĭ kərväˈlyō ē mĕˈl&oobreve; märkāsˈ dĭ p…Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von
(Encyclopedia) Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonSchelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm yōˈzĕf fən shĕˈlĭng [key], 1775–1854, German philosopher. After theological study at…Bonaparte
(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt [key], Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French. Of the second generation of the family the most…crèche
(Encyclopedia) crèchecrèchekrĕsh, krāsh [key], representation of the Infant Jesus in the manger, usually surrounded by figures of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, animals, and the Wise Men; also called…Cronin, A. J.
(Encyclopedia) Cronin, A. J. (Archibald Joseph Cronin)Cronin, A. J.krōˈnĭn [key], 1896–1981, Scottish novelist. He gave up his prosperous London medical practice to devote himself to writing after…Trending
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