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Soloviev, Vladimir Sergeyevich

(Encyclopedia) Soloviev, Vladimir SergeyevichSoloviev, Vladimir Sergeyevichvlədyēˈmĭr sĭrgāˈəvĭch sələvyôfˈ [key], 1853–1900, Russian religious philosopher and poet; son of Sergei Mikhailovich…

Jonah

(Encyclopedia) JonahJonahjōˈnə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It tells the story of a prophet called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. According to the Second Book of Kings,…

Philidor, François-André Danican

(Encyclopedia) Philidor, François-André Danican, 1726–95, French chess player and composer, b. Dreux. The last in a line of well-known 17th- and 18th-century musicians, he was a celebrated composer,…

Davis, Al

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Al (Allen Davis), 1929–2011, American football executive, b. Brockton, Mass. After coaching mainly college teams in the 1950s, he was (1960–62) a coach with the Los Angeles,…

Allentown

(Encyclopedia) Allentown, city (2020 pop. 125,845), seat of Lehigh co., E Pa., on the Lehigh River; inc. as a borough 1811, as a city 1867. The largest city in the agricultural and…

bookplate

(Encyclopedia) bookplate, label pasted in a book to indicate ownership, also called ex libris [Lat.,=from the books of]. The bookplate is usually of paper on which heraldic or other designs are…

John Allen Muhammad, 2003 News

sniper, was convicted and sentenced to death in November by a Virginia jury for killing 10 people in the 2002 Washington, DC, area shootings. He initially defended himself in the trial, but…

James Van Allen 2006 Deaths

James Van AllenAge: 91 physicist who made the first major discovery of the Space Age—two radiation belts that circle Earth. They were later named in his honor. The belts were discovered when…

Allen Park, MI Census Data

People QuickFactsAllen ParkMichiganPopulation, 2003 estimate 28,76210,079,985Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -2.1%1.4%Population, 2000 29,3769,938,444Population,…

Allen Park, MI Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population29,376100.0SEX AND AGEMale13,99547.6Female15,38152.4Under 5 years1,5695.35 to 9 years1,7906.110 to 14 years2,0186.915 to 19 years1,7095.820 to 24 years1,3274.525 to…