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Kozlov, Frol Romanovich

(Encyclopedia) Kozlov, Frol RomanovichKozlov, Frol Romanovichfrōl rəmäˈnəvĭch kŏzlŏfˈ [key], 1908–65, Soviet Communist leader. Early in his career he joined the Communist party and rose in the party…

Eurynome

(Encyclopedia) EurynomeEurynomey&oomacr;rĭnˈəmē [key], in Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and mother, by Zeus, of the Graces. In the mythology of the Pelasgians, an aboriginal non…

Gumplowicz, Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Gumplowicz, LudwigGumplowicz, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh g&oobreve;mˈplōvĭch [key], 1838–1909, Austrian sociologist, political scientist, and jurist. From 1897 to 1909 he was a…

Flotow, Friedrich von

(Encyclopedia) Flotow, Friedrich vonFlotow, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən flōˈtō [key], 1812–83, German operatic composer. Flotow's operas show the influence of French opéra comique, which set the tone…

Fordham University

(Encyclopedia) Fordham UniversityFordham Universityfôrˈdəm [key], in New York City; Jesuit; coeducational; founded as St. John's College 1841, chartered as a university 1846; renamed 1907. Fordham…

Hassi Messaoud

(Encyclopedia) Hassi MessaoudHassi Messaoudhäsˈsē mĕsˌsä&oomacr;dˈ [key] [Arab.,=blessed well], town, E Algeria. Formerly a watering hole in the Sahara desert, Hassi Messaoud rose to prominence…

Tredyakovsky, Vasily Kirilovich

(Encyclopedia) Tredyakovsky, Vasily KirilovichTredyakovsky, Vasily Kirilovichvəsēˈlyē kĭrēˈləvĭch trĕdyəkôfˈskē [key], 1703–69, Russian poet, translator, and scholar. Tredyakovsky rose from humble…

Albert, Carl Bert

(Encyclopedia) Albert, Carl Bert, 1908–2000, U.S. Congressman (1947–76), b. McAlester, Okla. Admitted to the bar in 1935, Albert enlisted (1941) in the army as a private, served (1942–46) in the…

flowering almond

(Encyclopedia) flowering almond, name for several species of ornamental shrubs of the genus Prunus, of the family Rosaceae (rose family), chiefly those which also include the true almond, peach, plum…

burnet

(Encyclopedia) burnet, hardy perennial herb of the family Rosaceae (rose) found in temperate regions, usually with white or greenish flowers. The European species are sometimes cultivated for the…