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Gallaudet University
(Encyclopedia)Gallaudet University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded (1856) as the Kendall School, a training school for deaf and blind students, by Edward Miner Gallaudet (s...Jackson, Abraham Valentine Williams
(Encyclopedia)Jackson, Abraham Valentine Williams, 1862–1937, American Orientalist, b. New York City. Teaching at Columbia (1895–1935), he was a great authority on ancient Persian religion, language, and litera...Penticton
(Encyclopedia)Penticton, city (1991 pop. 27,258), S British Columbia, Canada, located where the Okanagan River flows into Okanagan Lake. It is a service and trade center for the Okanagan valley, a resort and fruit-...Okanagan Lake
(Encyclopedia)Okanagan Lake ōkənäˈgən [key], 69 mi (111 km) long and from 2 to 4 mi (3.2–6.4 km) wide, S British Columbia, Canada. It drains southward through the Okanagan River. The lake is in a prosperous ...Prague, University of
(Encyclopedia)Prague, University of: see Charles Univ. ...King's College, University of
(Encyclopedia)King's College, University of: see Dalhousie Univ. ...Karl Marx University
(Encyclopedia)Karl Marx University: see Leipzig, Univ. of. ...Sewanee
(Encyclopedia)Sewanee: see South, University of the. ...Pembroke College
(Encyclopedia)Pembroke College, Providence, R.I.: see Brown University. ...University Heights
(Encyclopedia)University Heights, city (1990 pop. 14,790), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb E of Cleveland; inc. 1925. It is the seat of John Carroll Univ. ...Browse by Subject
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