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Peter III, czar of Russia

(Encyclopedia) Peter III, 1728–62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick, dispossessed duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. He succeeded to the…

Parma, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) ParmaParmapärˈmä [key], city (1991 pop. 170,520), capital of Parma prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Parma River and on the Aemilian Way. It is a rich agricultural market, a…

George II, king of Greece

(Encyclopedia) George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George,…

Belmondo, Jean-Paul

(Encyclopedia) Belmondo, Jean-PaulBelmondo, Jean-PaulzhäN-pōl bĕlmôNdōˈ [key], 1933–, French film actor, b. Neuilly-sur-Seine, studied Paris Conservatory. Belmondo made his film debut in 1957, but…

West, Paul Noden

(Encyclopedia) West, Paul Noden, 1930–2015, British-American writer, b. Eckington, Derbyshire, England, B.A. Univ. of Birmingham (1950), M.A. Columbia (1953). After serving in the Royal Air Force and…

Paul William CRONIN, Congress, MA (1938-1997)

CRONIN Paul William , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 14, 1938; B.A., Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1962; M.P.A., Harvard University,…

Paul Harvey CUNNINGHAM, Congress, IA (1890-1961)

CUNNINGHAM Paul Harvey , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Indiana County, near Kent, Pa., June 15, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from State Teachers College,…