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Day, John, English dramatist
(Encyclopedia) Day, John, 1574?–1640?, English dramatist. Educated at Cambridge, he was one of Philip Henslowe's group of playwrights, collaborating with Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle, and others. The…Edhessa
(Encyclopedia) Edhessa Edhessa ĕdˈĕsä [key] or Vodena Edhessa…Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués de
(Encyclopedia) Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués deSanta Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués deälˈvärō ᵺā bäthänˈ märkāsˈ dā sänˈtä kr&oomacr;th [key], 1526–88, Spanish admiral. He fought in…Van Vleck, John Hasbrouck
(Encyclopedia) Van Vleck, John Hasbrouck, 1899–1980, American physicist, b. Middletown, Conn., Ph.D. Harvard, 1922. As a professor at Harvard, Van Vleck developed fundamental theories on the quantum…Candace
(Encyclopedia) CandaceCandacekănˈdəsē, kăndāˈsē [key], title for queens in ancient Cush (Kush). The Latinized form of kandake, it was mistakenly treated in some sources as a name. One of them made…Swansea, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) SwanseaSwanseaswŏnˈzē [key], town (1990 est. pop. 15,500), Bristol co., SE Mass., a suburb of Fall River, on an inlet of Mount Hope Bay; founded 1667, inc. 1785. Once a vast farmland,…Tacca, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Tacca, PietroTacca, Pietropyāˈtrō täkˈkä [key], 1577–1644, Italian sculptor. A pupil of Giovanni Bologna, Tacca adopted the tortuous poses of mannerism and combined them in his bronzes…Caesarea Philippi
(Encyclopedia) Caesarea PhilippiCaesarea Philippisĕsərēˈə [key]Caesarea Philippifĭlĭpˈī [key], city, N ancient Palestine, at the foot of Mt. Hermon. It was built by Philip the Tetrarch in the 1st…John Boynton Philip Clayton HILL, Congress, MD (1879-1941)
HILL John Boynton Philip Clayton , a Representative from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., May 2, 1879; attended the common schools; was graduated from Johns Hopkins…Maurice, duke and elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia) Maurice, 1521–53, duke (1541–47) and elector (1547–53) of Saxony. A member of the Albertine branch of the ruling house of Saxony, he became duke of Albertine Saxony during the…Trending
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