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Washington, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Washington, Treaty of, May, 1871, agreement concluded between the United States and Great Britain in Washington, D.C. Its principal articles provided for determination of the Alabama claims by an inte...Archipenko, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Archipenko, Alexander ärkhĭpĕnˈkō [key], 1887–1964, Ukrainian-American sculptor, b. Kiev. He moved to Moscow in 1906 and to Paris in 1908. There he began to adapt cubist technique to sculpture....Maurocordatos, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Maurocordatos, Alexander: see Mavrokordatos. ...Nasmyth, Patrick
(Encyclopedia)Nasmyth, Patrick: see Nasmyth, Alexander. ...Bach system
(Encyclopedia)Bach system: see Bach, Alexander.Borgia, Rodrigo
(Encyclopedia)Borgia, Rodrigo: see Alexander VI. ...Stamboliski, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia)Stamboliski, Aleksandr: see Stambuliski, Alexander. ...Stirling, Lord
(Encyclopedia)Stirling, Lord: see Alexander, William. ...Lindemann, Frederick Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Lindemann, Frederick Alexander (Viscount Cherwell) lĭnˈdəmən, chärˈwĕl [key], 1886–1957, British physicist and government official. He studied with W. H. Nernst and developed with him the Ner...Maček, Vladimir
(Encyclopedia)Maček or Machek, Vladimir both: vlädēˈmĭr mäˈchĕk [key], 1879–1964, Croatian political leader. He headed the Croatian Peasant party from 1928. A vigorous opponent of the dictatorship of King...Browse by Subject
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