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(Encyclopedia) Greenbelt, city (2020 pop. 24,921), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; chartered 1937.…Hesselius, Gustavus
(Encyclopedia) Hesselius, GustavusHesselius, Gustavushĕsēˈlēəs [key], 1682–1755, American portrait painter, b. Sweden, settled c.1712 in Philadelphia. He was the earliest portrait painter and organ…Magdalen Islands
(Encyclopedia) Magdalen IslandsMagdalen Islandsmăgˈdələn [key] or Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleineēl-də-lä-mädlĕnˈ [key], group of nine main islands and numerous islets (1991 pop. 13,991),…Linacre, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Linacre or Lynaker, ThomasLinacre or Lynaker, Thomasboth: lĭˈnəkər [key], 1460?–1524, English humanist and physician. He took the degree of doctor of medicine at the Univ. of Padua,…Montecucculi, Raimondo, conte di
(Encyclopedia) Montecucculi or Montecuccoli, Raimondo, conte diMontecucculi or Montecuccoli, Raimondo, conte dirīmōnˈdō kōnˈtā dē mōnˌtāk&oomacr;kˈk&oomacr;lē, –kōlē [key], 1609–80, Italian…Bressanone
(Encyclopedia) Bressanone Bressanone brās-sänôˈnā [key], Ger. Brixen, town, Trentino–Alto Adige, N…Bladensburg
(Encyclopedia) Bladensburg Bladensburg blāˈdənzbûrg [key], town (2020 pop. 9,657), Prince Georges co., S central Md.,…Tsankov, Dragan
(Encyclopedia) Tsankov, DraganTsankov, Dragandräˈgän [key]Tsankov, Dragan tsänˈkôf [key], 1828–1911, Bulgarian politician. As journalist and later as professor he played an important part in…Berthier, Louis Alexandre
(Encyclopedia) Berthier, Louis AlexandreBerthier, Louis Alexandrelwē älĕksäNˈdrə bĕrtyāˈ [key], 1753–1815, marshal of France. He served in the American Revolution and in the French Revolutionary Wars…Potter, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Potter, Paul or Paulus, 1625–54, Dutch animal and landscape painter and etcher. In The Hague he enjoyed the patronage of the prince of Nassau, for whom he painted the celebrated life-…Trending
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