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Philippe Égalité
(Encyclopedia)Philippe Égalité: see Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'. ...Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
(Encyclopedia)Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton: see under Hooker, Sir William Jackson. ...Heli
(Encyclopedia)Heli hēˈlī [key], in the New Testament, father of St. Joseph. ...Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
(Encyclopedia)Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs: see Rotblat, Sir Joseph. ...Joanna, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph. ...Gallieni, Joseph Simon
(Encyclopedia)Gallieni, Joseph Simon zhôzĕfˈ sēmôNˈ gälyānēˈ [key], 1849–1916, French general and colonial administrator. He served well in the Sudan and Tonkin and, as governor-general (1896–1905), s...Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de fräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ pōl kôNt də gräs [key], 1722–88, French admiral. In 1781, in command of a French fleet sent to cooperate with the Continental force...Görres, Joseph von
(Encyclopedia)Görres, Joseph von yōˈzĕf fən görˈəs [key], 1776–1848, German historian, journalist, and writer. As lecturer on philosophy at the Univ. of Heidelberg he befriended Joachim von Arnim and Clem...Glanvill, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Glanvill or Glanvil, Joseph glănˈvĭl [key], 1636–80, English clergyman and philosopher. He was chaplain in ordinary to Charles II and prebendary of Worcester Cathedral. An exponent of occasionali...Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
(Encyclopedia)Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft to house 6,000 pieces of the enormous art collection amassed by ...Browse by Subject
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