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Wint, Peter de
(Encyclopedia) Wint, Peter de: see De Wint, Peter.Peter Canisius, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Peter Canisius, SaintPeter Canisius, Saintkənĭshˈēəs [key], 1521–97, Dutch Jesuit, Doctor of the Church, b. Nijmegen. He spent his life traveling widely strengthening wavering Roman…Mauclerc, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Mauclerc, Pierre: see Peter I, duke of Brittany.Peter Philomena of Dacia
(Encyclopedia) Peter Philomena of Dacia: see Philomena of Dacia, Peter.Carington, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron.Peter II, czar of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1715–30, czar of Russia (1727–30). A grandson of Peter I and the son of the czarevich Alexis, he succeeded on the death of Catherine I. He was too young to rule, but he…Peter II, king of Yugoslovia
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1923–70, king of Yugoslavia (1934–45). He succeeded under the regency of his cousin, Prince Paul, when his father, King Alexander, was assassinated in Marseilles. In World…Biographies: Notable Composers and Conductors
Notable Composers and Conductors Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and…Notable Scientists: Life Sciences
Biologists, botanists, geneticists, medical scientists, microbiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and zoologists Related Links Cloning: Facts and Fallacies…Peter Claver, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Peter Claver, SaintPeter Claver, Saintklāˈvər [key], 1581–1654, Spanish Jesuit missionary, called the Apostle of the Blacks. He was sent to what is now Colombia in 1610 and began at…