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Chen Duxiu

(Encyclopedia) Chen Duxiu or Ch'en Tu-hsiuChen Duxiuboth: chŭn d&oomacr;-shy&oomacr; [key], 1879–1942, Chinese educator and Communist party leader. He was active in the republican revolution…

Jiang Zemin

(Encyclopedia) Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin jyängˈ zŭˈmĭnˈ [key], 1926–2022, Chinese government official, general secretary…

Roches, Peter des

(Encyclopedia) Roches, Peter desRoches, Peter desdā rōsh [key], d. 1238, English churchman and statesman, b. Poitou. A chamberlain under Richard I of England, then entered the service of King John,…

Tiananmen Square

(Encyclopedia) Tiananmen Square, large public square in Beijing, China, on the southern edge of the Inner or Tatar City. The square, named for its Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), contains the…

Halsted, William Stewart

(Encyclopedia) Halsted, William StewartHalsted, William Stewarthôlˈstĭd [key], 1852–1922, American surgeon, b. New York City, M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1877. He practiced in New York…

Grace, princess consort of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and…

Joan Kelly HORN, Congress, MO (1936)

HORN Joan Kelly , a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 1936; graduate, Visitation Academy; B.A., University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1973, M.A., 1975; founder and…

James Kerr KELLY, Congress, OR (1819-1903)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877 Party: Democrat KELLY James Kerr , a Senator from Oregon; born in Center County, Pa., February 16, 1819; attended the country schools and Milton and Lewisburg…

James KELLY, Congress, PA (1760-1819)

KELLY James , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York County, Pa., July 17, 1760; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1782…

John KELLY, Congress, NY (1822-1886)

KELLY John , a Representative from New York; born in New York City April 20, 1822; attended the common schools; apprenticed to the mason's trade and engaged in that business for himself in 1845…