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Ferrar, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Ferrar, Nicholas fĕrˈər [key], 1592–1637, English theologian. He was associated (1618–23) with the Virginia Company and, with his brother John, played a notable role in its affairs. He retired ...Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich
(Encyclopedia)Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich ēvänˈ fyôˈdərəvĭch pəskyĕˈvĭch [key], 1782–1856, Russian army officer and administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, was created count of Erivan after c...Blake, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Blake, Nicholas: see Day Lewis, Cecil. ...Nicholas II Land
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas II Land: see Severnaya Zemlya, Russia. ...Ward, Bernard Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Ward, Bernard Nicholas: see Ward, William George. ...Nicholas V, antipope
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas V, antipope (1328–30); see Rainalducci, Pietro. ...Fish, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Nicholas, 1758–1833 and 1848–1902: see Fish, family. ...Guchkov, Aleksandr Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia)Guchkov, Aleksandr Ivanovich əlyĭksänˈdər ēväˈnəvĭch go͝ochˈkôf [key], 1862–1936, Russian political leader. A prominent businessman, during the 1905 revolution he helped found the Octob...Titulescu, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Titulescu, Nicholas tēto͞olĕˈsko͞o [key], 1882?–1941, Romanian statesman. A professor of law at Bucharest Univ., he was finance minister (1917, 1920–21) and served as foreign minister from 19...Rubinstein, Anton Grigoryevich
(Encyclopedia)Rubinstein, Anton Grigoryevich əntônˈ grîgôrˈyəvĭch ro͞oˈbĭnstīn [key], 1829–94, Russian pianist, composer, and educator. As a piano virtuoso he was celebrated for his perfect technique ...Browse by Subject
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