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Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Gaudens, Augustus sānt-gôdˈənz [key], 1848–1907, American sculptor, b. Dublin, Ireland. His family immigrated to New York when he was an infant. An apprentice in cameo cutting at 13, he ga...commando
(Encyclopedia)commando, small, elite military raiding and assault unit or soldier. Although the word was coined in the Boer War (1899–1902), the role is as old as battles themselves. In 1940, when the British org...John Chrysostom, Saint
(Encyclopedia)John Chrysostom, Saint krĭsˈəstəm, krĭsŏsˈ– [key] [Gr.,=golden-mouth], c.347–407, Doctor of the Church, one of the greatest of the Greek Fathers. He was born in Antioch and studied Greek cl...Stuart, John
(Encyclopedia)Stuart, John: see Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of. ...Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of: see John of Gaunt. ...Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron: see Lubbock, Sir John. ...Montagu, John
(Encyclopedia)Montagu, John: see Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th earl of. ...Digby, John
(Encyclopedia)Digby, John: see Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of. ...Churchill, John
(Encyclopedia)Churchill, John: see Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of. ...Fitzgibbon, John
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgibbon, John: see Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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