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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
(Encyclopedia) Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazomämbäzˈō [key], choral group formed in 1965 in Ladysmith, South Africa, founded and led (until 2014) by Joseph Shabalala (1941–2020). The…Vestdijk, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Vestdijk, SimonVestdijk, Simonsēˈmûn vĕstˈdāyk [key], 1898–1971, Dutch writer. His nearly 100 books include 38 novels, over 20 volumes of poetry, and works on astrology, religion, and…2001 Deaths: R - Z
Francisco RabalAlan RafkinJoey RamoneFred RaphaelSimon RavenMaureen ReaganDick RehbeinJames RhodesMordecai RichlerBill RigneyRobert RimmerS. Dillon RipleyMichael RitchieGordon RitzJohn…García Gutiérrez, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) García Gutiérrez, AntonioGarcía Gutiérrez, Antonioäntōˈnyō gärthēˈä g&oomacr;tyārˈrĕth [key], 1813?–1884, Spanish romantic playwright. He was a soldier when his best-known play, El…Langham, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Langham, SimonLangham, Simonlăngˈəm [key], d. 1376, English prelate and statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He ruled the abbey of Westminster with such skill that Edward…Patiño, Simón Ituri
(Encyclopedia) Patiño, Simón IturiPatiño, Simón Iturisēmōnˈ ēt&oomacr;ˈrē pätēˈnyō [key], 1868–1947, Bolivian capitalist. He owned rich tin mines in Bolivia and invested his enormous fortune,…Simon, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Simon, SaintSimon, Saintsīˈmən [key], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels he is called the Canaanite or Cananaean or Zelotes, synonymous terms referring…Simon Fraser University
(Encyclopedia) Simon Fraser University, main campus at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; chartered 1963, opened 1965. The Harbour Centre campus in downtown…Pallas, Peter Simon
(Encyclopedia) Pallas, Peter SimonPallas, Peter Simonpāˈtər zēˈmôn päˈläs [key], 1741–1811, German naturalist and explorer. He became (1768) professor at the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. In…Jouffroy, Théodore Simon
(Encyclopedia) Jouffroy, Théodore SimonJouffroy, Théodore Simontāôdôrˈ sēmôNˈ zh&oomacr;frwäˈ [key], 1796–1842, French philosopher. He was professor at the Collège de France and librarian at the…Trending
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