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(Encyclopedia) Bryan, city (2020 pop. 83,980), seat of Brazos co., E central Tex.; inc. 1872. Settled in the early 19th cent. in an area of large…Brown, Walter Folger
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Walter FolgerBrown, Walter Folgerfōlˈjər [key], 1869–1961, American cabinet officer, b. Massillon, Ohio. A lawyer of Toledo, Ohio, he became prominent in Republican politics and…Bitterfeld
(Encyclopedia) Bitterfeld Bitterfeld bĭˈtərfĕlt [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt district, E Germany, on the Mulde River. It…Boulder, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Boulder, city (2020 pop. 330,758), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it…Busch, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Busch, Wilhelm, 1832–1908, German cartoonist, painter, and poet. After studying at the academies of Antwerp, Düsseldorf, and Munich, he joined the staff of the Fliegende Blätter, to…Beit, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Beit, AlfredBeit, Alfredbīt [key], 1853–1906, South African financier, b. Hamburg. He went to South Africa in 1875, grew rich from the development of diamond mines, and was a colleague…Wolff, Caspar Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Wolff, Caspar FriedrichWolff, Caspar Friedrichkäsˈpär frēˈdrĭkh vôlf [key], 1733–94, German biologist, a founder of observational embryology. In his Theoria generationis (1759) he…Wooster
(Encyclopedia) WoosterWoosterw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], city (1990 pop. 22,191), seat of Wayne co., N central Ohio, in a farm area; inc. 1817. There is food processing and paper, plastic, and brass…Cankar, Ivan
(Encyclopedia) Cankar, IvanCankar, Ivanēvänˈ tsänˈkär [key], 1876–1918, Slovenian poet. Considered one of the great Slovenian literary figures, he was influential in the development of modern satire…Cavalli, Pietro Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Cavalli, Pietro FrancescoCavalli, Pietro Francescopyĕˈtrō fränchĕsˈkō kävälˈlē [key], 1602–76, Italian composer, whose real name was Caletti-Bruni; pupil of Monteverdi, whom he…Trending
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