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(Encyclopedia) PierrotPierrotpēˌərōˈ [key] [Fr.,=little Peter], character in French pantomime. A buffoon, he wore a loose white tunic with big buttons, balloon sleeves, and white pantaloons. His face…Basilides
(Encyclopedia) BasilidesBasilidesbəsĭlˈĭdēz [key], fl. 120–145, Gnostic teacher of Alexandria. He wrote Exegitica (his personal gospel with 24 books of commentary) and poems. He claimed to possess a…Maria II
(Encyclopedia) Maria II (Maria da Glória), 1819–53, queen of Portugal (1834–53), daughter of Peter IV (Pedro I of Brazil). Pedro, having succeeded to the Portuguese throne on the death (1826) of his…Mansfeld, Peter Ernst von
(Encyclopedia) Mansfeld, Peter Ernst vonMansfeld, Peter Ernst vonpāˈtər ĕrnst fən mänsˈfĕlt [key], 1580?–1626, military commander in the Thirty Years War. Illegitimate son of a governor for the…Altgeld, John Peter
(Encyclopedia) Altgeld, John PeterAltgeld, John Peterältˈgĕlt [key], 1847–1902, American politician, governor of Illinois (1892–96), b. Germany. He was taken by his immigrant parents to Ohio, where…Narva, city, Estonia
(Encyclopedia) NarvaNarvanärˈvə [key], city (1994 pop. 79,094), NE Estonia, on the left bank of the Narva River. A leading textile center, it also has machinery plants, sawmills, flax and jute…Dukhobors
(Encyclopedia) Dukhobors or DoukhoborsDukhoborsboth: d&oomacr;ˈkəbôrz [key] [Russ.,=spirit wrestlers], religious group, prominent in Russia from the 18th to the 19th cent. The name was coined by…Amnesty International
(Encyclopedia) Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for…Freehold, borough, United States
(Encyclopedia) Freehold, borough (2020 pop. 35,369), seat of Monmouth co., E central N.J.; settled c.1650, called Monmouth Courthouse (1715–1801), inc…Gryphius, Andreas
(Encyclopedia) Gryphius, AndreasGryphius, Andreasändrāˈäs grüˈfē&oobreve;s [key], 1616–64, German poet-dramatist, originally named Andreas Greif. He wrote in Latin, new High German, and Silesian…Trending
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