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George, Saint

(Encyclopedia) George, Saint, 4th cent.?, perhaps a soldier in the imperial army who died for the faith in Asia Minor. His life is cloaked in legends; Gibbon's identification of him with George of…

Bacon, Francis, English philosopher and statesman

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626, English philosopher, essayist, and statesman, b. London, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Gray's Inn. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon,…

21st Lambda Literary Awards

The 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards are for books published in 2008. Below are the winners in major categories. Go here for a complete list of…

Entertainment Bios — K

Pauline KaelMadeline KahnLawrence KasdanPatrick KavanaghDanny KayeElia KazanBuster KeatonDiane KeatonMichael KeatonCatherine KeenerBob KeeshanHarvey KeitelBrian KeithSally KellermanDavid E.…

Ignatius of Antioch, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Ignatius of Antioch, SaintIgnatius of Antioch, Saintĭgnāˈshəs, ănˈtēŏk [key], d. c.107, bishop of Antioch and Christian martyr, called Theophorus [Gr.,= God-bearer]. He was probably a…

Anthony, Kenny

(Encyclopedia) Anthony, Kenny (Kenneth Davis Anthony), 1951–, St. Lucian political leader and lawyer. He taught before becoming an adviser to the St. Lucian ministry of education and culture (1979–80…

French and Indian Wars

(Encyclopedia) French and Indian Wars, 1689–1763, the name given by American historians to the North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France in the late 17th and the 18th cent. They…

Florissant

(Encyclopedia) Florissant Florissant flôrˈĭsənt, flŏˈ– [key], city (2020 pop. 50,562…

Métis, in Canadian history and society

(Encyclopedia) Métis [Fr.,=mixed], person of mixed racial heritage, particularly a descendant of French and English fur traders and indigenous women, principally in the Canadian prairie provinces of…