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Fitzmaurice, William Petty
(Encyclopedia)Fitzmaurice, William Petty: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of. ...Flinders Petrie, Sir William Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Flinders Petrie, Sir William Matthew: see Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders. ...Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William
(Encyclopedia)Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William: see Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount. ...Pitt, William, 1708–78, 1st earl of Chatham
(Encyclopedia)Pitt, William, 1708–78: see Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of. ...William III, prince of Orange
(Encyclopedia)William III, prince of Orange: see William III, king of England. ...Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of, 1587?–1645, Scottish favorite of James I of England. His family name also appears as Ker. He may have accompanied James to England as a page in 1603, but he appears t...Rice, Anne
(Encyclopedia) Rice, Anne, 1941-2021, American novelist, b. New Orleans, La., as Howard Katherine O'Brien, San Francisco State Univ. (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1972). Rice wa...Arbus, Diane
(Encyclopedia)Arbus, Diane ärˈbəs [key], 1923–71, American photographer, b. New York City. For nearly 20 years Arbus operated a successful fashion photography studio with her husband, Allan Arbus. She studied ...Howard, John Winston, Australian political leader
(Encyclopedia)Howard, John Winston, 1939–, Australian political leader and prime minister (1996–2007), b. Sydney. A graduate of Sydney Univ., a conservative lawyer, and a member of the Liberal party, he was ele...Lowry, L. S.
(Encyclopedia)Lowry, L. S. (Laurence Stephen Lowry), 1887–1976, English painter and printmaker, b. Manchester, studied Municipal College of Art (later Manchester Metropolitan Univ.). He is especially known for re...Browse by Subject
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