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Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar

(Encyclopedia) Savarkar, Vinayak DamodarSavarkar, Vinayak Damodarvĭnäˈyək däˈmōdär səvärˈkər [key], 1883–1966, Indian nationalist. Educated in Pune, he was militantly anti-British and anti-Muslim. He…

Scala, Can Francesco della

(Encyclopedia) Scala, Can Francesco dellaScala, Can Francesco dellakän fränchāsˈkō dĕlˈlä skäˈlä [key] or Can Grande della ScalaScala, Can Francesco dellakäng gränˈdā [key], 1291–1329, lord of Verona…

Beaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and Derby

(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and DerbyBeaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and Derbybōˈfərt, därˈbē [key], 1443–1509, English noblewoman, mother of Henry VII. She was…

Kent, Rockwell

(Encyclopedia) Kent, Rockwell, 1882–1971, American painter, muralist, wood engraver, lithographer, book and magazine illustrator, and writer, b. Tarrytown, N.Y. Kent studied with William Merritt…

Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d ViscountEsher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d Viscountbālˈyəl, ēˈshər [key], 1852–1930, English historian and government official. After sitting in…

Huskisson, William

(Encyclopedia) Huskisson, WilliamHuskisson, Williamhŭsˈkĭsən [key], 1770–1830, British statesman. First elected to Parliament in 1796, he was secretary of the treasury (1804–5, 1807–9) but resigned…

Miró Ferrer, Gabriel

(Encyclopedia) Miró Ferrer, GabrielMiró Ferrer, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ [key]Miró Ferrer, Gabriel mērōˈ [key]Miró Ferrer, Gabrielfĕrĕrˈ [key], 1879–1930, Spanish novelist and short-story writer. One of the…

Marnix, Philip van

(Encyclopedia) Marnix, Philip vanMarnix, Philip vanfēˈlĭp vän märˈnĭks [key], 1540–98, Flemish patriot, lord of Sainte-Aldegonde. He became a Calvinist in his youth and was the chief author of the…

Pickford, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Pickford, Mary, 1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubbed “America's…

Conrad, Latin king of Jerusalem

(Encyclopedia) Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord…