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Morgan, Edmund Sears
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Edmund Sears, 1916–2013, U.S. historian, b. Minneapolis. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1942, he taught at the Univ. of Chicago (1945–46) and at Brown (1946–55)…Millin, Sarah Gertrude (Liebson)
(Encyclopedia) Millin, Sarah Gertrude (Liebson), 1889–1968, South African writer. The first of her novels about colonial and racial problems in South Africa is Dark River (1920). Later novels include…Malecite
(Encyclopedia) Malecite or MaliseetMaliseetboth: mălˈəsīt [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native…Natal, city, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) NatalNatalnətälˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 606,887), capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, NE Brazil, just above the mouth of the Potengi River. A modern city that has retained its…Leicester sheep
(Encyclopedia) Leicester sheepLeicester sheeplĕsˈtər [key], breed of sheep originated from native stock as mutton producers in Leicestershire, England, by the English livestock breeder Robert…Maceió
(Encyclopedia) MaceióMaceióməsāôˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 629,041), capital of Alagoas state, E Brazil, on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. Its port is at Jaraguá.…Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho
(Encyclopedia) Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho, 1953–2018, Mozambican rebel leader and opposition figure. Conscripted into the Portuguese colonial army, he soon deserted and fought briefly with the…Charlotte Amalie
(Encyclopedia) Charlotte Amalie Charlotte Amalie əmälˈē [key], town, capital of the Virgin Islands of the United…Charcas
(Encyclopedia) CharcasCharcaschärˈkäs [key], Spanish colonial audiencia and presidency in South America, known also as Upper Peru and Chuquisaca. Charcas roughly corresponded to modern Bolivia but…Clinton, George, colonial governor of New York
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, George, c.1686–1761, colonial governor of New York (1743–53), b. England; father of Sir Henry Clinton. He entered (1708) the British navy and rose to the rank of admiral in…Trending
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