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Mansur, al-, 914–1002, Moorish regent of Córdoba
(Encyclopedia) Mansur, al- (Muhammad ibn Abi-Amir al-Mansur billah), 914–1002, Moorish regent of Córdoba, known in Spanish as Almanzor. He became steward to Princess Subh, wife of the caliph Hakim II…Malcolm IV
(Encyclopedia) Malcolm IV, 1141–65, king of Scotland (1153–65), grandson and successor of David I. On his accession the young king was at once faced with a rebellion of the western Gaels, supported…Lueger, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Lueger, KarlLueger, Karlkärl lüˈgər [key], 1844–1910, Austrian politician. He was the leader of the Christian Social party. Lueger appealed to the lower middle classes of Vienna…Duval, William Pope
(Encyclopedia) Duval, William PopeDuval, William Poped&oomacr;vôlˈ, –vălˈ [key], 1784–1854, American frontiersman, territorial governor of Florida (1822–34), b. near Richmond, Va. He went to…Kennedy, Nigel
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Nigel, 1956–, British violinist. He studied with Dorothy DeLay at Juilliard and debuted as a soloist with the London Philharmonic in 1977. Adept at the classical repertoire,…Eyre, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Eyre, Sir James, 1734–99, English jurist. As a young lawyer he was counsel (1763) for John Wilkes in the suit against the government that established the illegality of general warrants…United States Coast Guard Academy
(Encyclopedia) United States Coast Guard Academy, at New London, Conn.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. Coast Guard; established 1876, opened 1877 as United States Revenue…Tarbell, Ida Minerva
(Encyclopedia) Tarbell, Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, American author, b. Erie co., Pa., grad. Allegheny College (B.A., 1880; M.A., 1883). One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her…tinamou
(Encyclopedia) tinamoutinamoutĭnˈəm&oomacr; [key], common name for a South American game bird related to the ostrich. It is protectively colored in browns and grays. The females are the…Thayer, Abbott Handerson
(Encyclopedia) Thayer, Abbott HandersonThayer, Abbott Handersonthâr [key], 1849–1921, American painter, b. Boston, studied in Paris with Gérôme and at the École des Beaux-Arts. Known as a painter of…Trending
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