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Davitt, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Davitt, MichaelDavitt, Michaeldăvˈĭt [key], 1846–1906, Irish revolutionary and land reformer. He joined the Fenian movement in 1865 and was imprisoned three times by the English for…Heseltine, Michael Ray Dibdin
(Encyclopedia) Heseltine, Michael Ray DibdinHeseltine, Michael Ray Dibdinhĕsˈəltīnˌ, hĕzˈ– [key], 1933–, British politician. After studying law at Oxford, he built a successful career in publishing…Baldwin II, Latin emperor of Constantinople
(Encyclopedia) Baldwin II, 1217–73, last Latin emperor of Constantinople (1228–61), brother and successor of Robert of Courtenay. He began his personal rule only after the death (1237) of his father-…Knights of Columbus
(Encyclopedia) Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission…Skelligs
(Encyclopedia) Skelligs, rocky islands, off SW Republic of Ireland, in Co. Kerry, comprising Lemon Rock, Little Skellig, and Great Skellig. Climbing the rocks to the peaks of Great Skellig, also…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: C
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Hall, Jeffrey Connor
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Jeffrey Connor, 1945–, American geneticist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, 1971. Hall was a professor at Brandeis Univ. from 1974 to 2008; he also taught…Schumacher, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Schumacher, MichaelSchumacher, Michaelsh&oomacr;ˈmäkhər [key], 1969–, German auto race driver, b. Hürth-Hermühlheim. Regarded as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era, he…Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy
(Encyclopedia) Pereyaslav-KhmelnytskyyPereyaslav-Khmelnytskyypĕrˈĕyəsläfˈ-khmĭlnyĭtˈskē [key], town, in Ukraine, on the Trubezh River. It was known in 907 and served as the fortified capital of the…Károlyi, Count Julius
(Encyclopedia) Károlyi, Count JuliusKárolyi, Count Juliuskäˈrôlyĭ [key], 1871–1946?, Hungarian politician; cousin of Michael Károlyi. He became premier and finance minister in 1931. He resigned in…