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Van Heemskerck, Maarten
(Encyclopedia)Van Heemskerck, Maarten: see Heemskerck. ...Beverloo, Cornelis van
(Encyclopedia)Beverloo, Cornelis van: see Corneille. ...Bamboccianti
(Encyclopedia)Bamboccianti: see Laer, Pieter van.Siebold, Philipp Franz van
(Encyclopedia)Siebold, Philipp Franz van fēˈlĭp fränts fen zēˈbôlt [key], 1796–1866, German naturalist and physician; son of A. E. von Siebold. He was noted for his studies of the natural history, ethnogra...Guzmán, Martín Luis
(Encyclopedia)Guzmán, Martín Luis märtēnˈ lo͞oēsˈ go͞osmänˈ [key], 1887–1977, Mexican novelist and journalist. Guzmán worked as a journalist during the Mexican revolution, in which he joined the force...Alexander City
(Encyclopedia)Alexander City, city (2020 pop. 14,843), Tallapoosa co., E central Ala., in a piedmont farm area; inc. 1874. Nearby Martin Dam supplies power for the city's textile mills; the dam also has...Cambon, Jules Martin
(Encyclopedia)Cambon, Jules Martin zhül märtăNˈ käNbôNˈ [key], 1845–1935, French diplomat; brother of Pierre Paul Cambon. He served (1891–96) as governor-general of Algeria, where he pursued a conciliato...magnetosphere
(Encyclopedia)magnetosphere: see Van Allen radiation belts. ...Van Diemen's Land
(Encyclopedia)Van Diemen's Land: see Tasmania, Australia. ...Bamboccio, Il
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