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(Encyclopedia) CE5 titles, terms used to designate degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor. In the Muslim world the temporal successors of Muhammad received the title caliph (literally, “…Herbert W. Boyer
Herbert W. Boyer Born: 1936 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Recombinant DNA technology—Biochemists Boyer and Cohen combined…coronet
(Encyclopedia) coronetcoronetkôrˌənĕtˈ, kŏrˌə– [key], head attire of a noble of high rank, worn on state occasions. It is inferior to the crown. British peers wear their coronets at the coronation of…Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st ViscountAlanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscountălˈənbr&oobreve;kˌ [key], 1883–1963, British general. He entered the field artillery in…Dorchester, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Dorchester Dorchester dôrˈchĭstər [key], town, county seat of Dorset, S central England. Dorchester is…Monck, Charles Stanley, 4th Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Monck, Charles Stanley, 4th ViscountMonck, Charles Stanley, 4th Viscountmŭngk [key], 1819–94, governor-general of Canada, b. Ireland. An Irish peer, he was elected (1852) to the…Butler, Richard Austen
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Richard Austen, 1902–82, British politician. Educated at Cambridge, he entered Parliament in 1929 as a Conservative. As minister of education (1941–45), he piloted through…Tavernier, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Jean BaptisteTavernier, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ tävĕrnyāˈ [key], 1605–89, French traveler in Asia. He undertook six voyages, which took him as far as the East Indies and…Stamford, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical…Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl ofNottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl ofnŏtˈĭngəm [key], 1536–1624, English nobleman. A member of one of the branches of the Howard family, he…Trending
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