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Karmel, Peter Henry
(Encyclopedia) Karmel, Peter HenryKarmel, Peter Henrykärˈməl, kärmĕlˈ [key], 1922–2008, Australian educator and economist. Karmel was educated at the universities of Melbourne and Cambridge. He…Dease, Peter Warren
(Encyclopedia) Dease, Peter WarrenDease, Peter Warrendēs [key], 1788–1863, Canadian explorer. He was in the North West Company before its merger with the Hudson's Bay Company and later was a Hudson's…Balkenende, Jan Peter
(Encyclopedia) Balkenende, Jan PeterBalkenende, Jan Peteryän pāətûr bälˈkənĕndə [key], 1956–, Dutch political leader, prime minister of the Netherlands (2002–10), b. Kapelle. He attended the Free…Peekskill
(Encyclopedia) Peekskill, city (1990 pop. 19,536), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled 1665, inc. as a village 1816, as a city 1940. Clothing, leather goods, lighting fixtures, and…Boehler, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Boehler, PeterBoehler, Peterböˈlər [key], 1712–75, missionary and bishop of the Moravian Church, b. Germany. He went (1738) to Savannah, Ga., to minister to the Moravians. In 1740 he…Mutharika, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Mutharika, Peter (Arthur Peter Mutharika)Mutharika, Peterm&oomacr;täˈrēkä [key], 1940–, Malawian lawyer and political leader, LL.B. London Univ., 1965, J.S.D. Yale, 1969; brother…Stuyvesant, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Stuyvesant, PeterStuyvesant, Peterstīˈvəsənt [key], c.1610–1672, Dutch director-general of New Netherland. He served as governor of Curaçao and lost a leg in an expedition against St.…Icebergs Ahoy
Monster bergs on the loose by Holly Hartman Antarctic icebergs RELATED LINKS See Pictures of B15!AntarcticaNorth Atlantic IcebergsSpotlight on the TitanicIn early 2000, an iceberg covering…Aragón, house of
(Encyclopedia) Aragón, house of, family that ruled in Aragón, Catalonia, Majorca, Sicily, Naples, Sardinia, Athens, and other territories in the Middle Ages. It was descended from Ramiro I of Aragón…1976 Grammy Awards
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