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Bloch, Konrad Emil
(Encyclopedia)Bloch, Konrad Emil, 1912–2000, American biochemist, b. Neisse, Germany (now Nysa, Poland). He became a U.S. citizen in 1944. Bloch was educated at Munich and at Columbia (Ph.D., 1938). He taught at ...Lucia, Santa
(Encyclopedia)Lucia, Santa: see Lucy, Saint.Santa Claus
(Encyclopedia)Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. ...Santa Isabel
(Encyclopedia)Santa Isabel: see Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ...Santa Maura
(Encyclopedia)Santa Maura, Greece: see Lefkás.Santa Sophia
(Encyclopedia)Santa Sophia: see Hagia Sophia.Santa Tecla
(Encyclopedia)Santa Tecla: see Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. ...Sophia, Santa
(Encyclopedia)Sophia, Santa: see Hagia Sophia. ...Dire Dawa
(Encyclopedia)Dire Dawa or Diredawa both: dēˌrədäˈwä [key], city, Harar region, E Ethiopia. It is...Los Angeles
(Encyclopedia)Los Angeles lôs ănˈjələs, lŏs, ănˈjəlēzˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine harbor at San Ped...Browse by Subject
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