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Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian

(Encyclopedia)Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian pāˈtər krēsˈtyän äsˈbyörnsən [key], 1812–85, Norwegian folklorist, writer, and naturalist. Norwegian Folk Stories (4 vol., 1841–44), which he collected with ...

Blume, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Blume, Peter blo͞om [key], 1906–92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume immigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City), he s...

Serkin, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Serkin, Peter: see under Serkin, Rudolf. ...

Elmo, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Elmo, Saint: see Peter Gonzalez, Saint. ...

Sicilian Vespers

(Encyclopedia)Sicilian Vespers, in Italian history, name given the rebellion staged by the Sicilians against the Angevin French domination of Sicily; the rebellion broke out at Palermo at the start of Vespers on Ea...
 

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