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Tilson Thomas, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Tilson Thomas, Michael: see Thomas, Michael Tilson.Burbank, Luther
(Encyclopedia) Burbank, LutherBurbank, Lutherbûrˈbănk [key], 1849–1926, American plant breeder, b. Lancaster, Mass. He experimented with thousands of plant varieties and developed many new ones,…Troup, George Michael
(Encyclopedia) Troup, George Michael, 1780–1856, governor of Georgia (1823–27), b. McIntosh Bluff, on the Tombigbee River, Ala. (then a part of Georgia). As governor, he was an extreme supporter of…Sovern, Michael Ira
(Encyclopedia) Sovern, Michael Ira, 1931–2020, American lawyer and educator, president of Columbia Univ. (1980–93), b. New York City. He graduated from the Columbia Univ. Law School in 1955 and after…Chertoff, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Chertoff, Michael, 1953–, U.S. government official, b. Elizabeth, N.J., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1975, J.D., 1978). A lawyer, Chertoff was an assistant federal prosecutor in New York (1983…Akaba
(Encyclopedia) Akaba: see Aqaba, Jordan.Nebo, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.Jabbok
(Encyclopedia) Jabbok, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.Krak
(Encyclopedia) Krak: see Al Karak, Jordan.Zerka
(Encyclopedia) Zerka, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.Trending
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