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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(Encyclopedia) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), an international organization est. 1919 to advance the chemical sciences and contribute to the application of chemistry to…Iowa State University of Science and Technology
(Encyclopedia) Iowa State University of Science and Technology, at Ames, commonly known as Iowa State University; land-grant with state and federal support; coeducational; chartered 1858, opened 1868…Keokuk, chief of the Sac and Fox
(Encyclopedia) KeokukKeokukkēˈəkək [key], c.1780–1848, Native American, chief of the Sac and Fox, b. near present-day Rock Island, Ill. When Black Hawk supported the British in the War of 1812,…Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia
(Encyclopedia) Louis II, 1506–26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516–26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified…London School of Economics and Political Science
(Encyclopedia) London School of Economics and Political Science, at London, England; founded 1895, recognized as a school of the Univ. of London (see London, Univ. of) in 1900. It publishes many…Alfonso V, king of Aragón and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso V (Alfonso the Magnanimous), 1396–1458, king of Aragón and Sicily (1416–58) and of Naples (1443–58), count of Barcelona. He was the son of Ferdinand I, whom he succeeded in…Alfonso I, king of Aragón and Navarre
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso I (Alfonso the Battler)Alfonso Iălfŏnˈsō, äl– [key], d. 1134, king of Aragón and Navarre (1104–34), brother and successor of Peter I. The husband of Urraca, queen of Castile,…Charles I, king of Naples and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 1227–85, king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades…Charles XIII, king of Sweden and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Charles XIII, 1748–1818, king of Sweden (1809–18) and Norway (1814–18). He became regent for his nephew, Gustavus IV, after the assassination (1792) of his brother Gustavus III. He…Charles XIV, king of Sweden and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Charles XIV (Charles John; Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte)Charles XIVzhäN bäptēstˈ zhül bĕrnädôtˈ [key], 1763–1844, king of Sweden and Norway (1818–44), French Revolutionary general.…Trending
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