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Mobutu, Joseph Désiré
(Encyclopedia)Mobutu, Joseph Désiré: see Mobutu Sese Seko. ...Cartan, Henri
(Encyclopedia)Cartan, Henri: see under Cartan, Élie Joseph. ...Volstead Act
(Encyclopedia)Volstead Act: see under Volstead, Andrew Joseph. ...Safra, Joseph Yacoub
(Encyclopedia)Safra, Joseph Yacoub: see under Safra, family. ...McCormick, Joseph Medill
(Encyclopedia)McCormick, Joseph Medill: see under McCormick, Robert Sanderson. ...Collodi, Carlo
(Encyclopedia)Collodi, Carlo lōrāntsēˈnē [key], 1826–90, Italian author. A prolific journalist, he also wrote didactic tales for children, the most famous of which is Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. First ...Tannhäuser
(Encyclopedia)Tannhäuser tänˈhoizər [key], 13th cent., German minnesinger, whose adventurous wanderings became the subject of legend. Sixteen of his own lyrics are extant, including Buszlied (Song of Repentance...Schreiner, Olive
(Encyclopedia)Schreiner, Olive shrīˈnər [key], pseud. Ralph Iron, 1855–1920, South African author and feminist, b. Wittebergen Reserve, Cape Colony. After several years as a governess, she went to England in 1...Rutledge, Ann
(Encyclopedia)Rutledge, Ann, 1813?–1835, American historical figure, alleged fiancée of Abraham Lincoln. Her father kept the inn at New Salem, Ill., where Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. Ann's sudden death from...Daley, Richard Michael
(Encyclopedia)Daley, Richard Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...Browse by Subject
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