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Leopold and Loeb
(Encyclopedia) Leopold and LoebLeopold and Loeblōb [key], notorious American murderers defended by Clarence Darrow in 1924. The gregarious, dominating Richard A. Loeb (1905–1936) and the shy,…Slieve Bloom
(Encyclopedia) Slieve BloomSlieve Bloomslēv [key], mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (…Bloom, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Bloom, Harold, 1930–2019, American literary critic and scholar, b. The Bronx, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale (1955). The son of Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was Sterling Professor of…Leopold II, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold II, 1835–1909, king of the Belgians (1865–1909), son and successor of Leopold I. His reign saw great industrial and colonial expansion. In 1876 he organized, with the help of H…Babenberg
(Encyclopedia) BabenbergBabenbergbäˈbənbĕrk [key], ruling house of Austria (976–1246). It possibly descended from, or succeeded, a powerful Franconian family of the 9th cent. from whose castle the…Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron von
(Encyclopedia) Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron vonStockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron vonkrĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭk bärōnˈ fŭn shtôkˈmär [key], 1787–1863, Anglo-Belgian diplomat and courtier, b. Coburg…Claire Bloom Biography
Claire BloomactressBorn: 2/15/1931Birthplace: North Finchley, London, England Although she made her theatrical debut in 1946, Bloom was discovered by Charlie Chaplin and cast as the ballerina in his…Leopold I, grand duke of Tuscany
(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, grand duke of Tuscany: see Leopold II, Holy Roman emperor.Leopold I, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, 1640–1705, Holy Roman emperor (1658–1705), king of Bohemia (1656–1705) and of Hungary (1655–1705), second son and successor of Ferdinand III. Upon his elder brother's death…Zunz, Leopold
(Encyclopedia) Zunz, LeopoldZunz, Leopoldlāˈōpôlt ts&oobreve;ntsˈ [key], 1794–1886, German Jewish scholar. His critical research on Judaism became one of the cornerstones of the “science of…Trending
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