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Alexander, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Alexander, in Greek mythology: see Paris. ...Cooper, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Cooper, Alexander: see under Cooper, Samuel. ...Boldrewood, Rolf
(Encyclopedia)Boldrewood, Rolf: see Browne, Thomas Alexander. ...Northwest Passage
(Encyclopedia)Northwest Passage, water routes through the Arctic Archipelago, N Canada, and along the northern coast of Alaska between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Even though the explorers of the 16th cent. de...Lancelot, Sir, in Arthurian legend
(Encyclopedia)Lancelot, Sir: see Launcelot, Sir. ...Shovell, Sir Clowdisley
(Encyclopedia)Shovell, Sir Clowdisley, or Sir Cloudesley Shovel kloudzˈlē shŭvˈəl [key], 1650–1707, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he burned enemy ships at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 a...Schumann, Clara
(Encyclopedia)Schumann, Clara: see under Schumann, Robert Alexander. ...Waugh, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Waugh, Alexander: see under Waugh, Evelyn. ...Meiklejohn, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Meiklejohn, Alexander mĭkˈəljŏn [key], 1872–1964, American educator, b. Rochdale, England, grad. Brown Univ., 1893, Ph.D. Cornell, 1897. He taught philosophy at Brown (1897–1912), serving as d...Henderson, Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Henderson, Alexander, 1583–1646, Scottish churchman often regarded as the greatest figure in the Church of Scotland after John Knox. Henderson became a leading opponent of prelacy and of English dom...Browse by Subject
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