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Scholes, Myron Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Scholes, Myron Samuel, 1941–, Canadian-American economist, b. Timmins, Ont., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1969. He was a professor at the Univ. of Chicago (1968–83) and at Stanford (…Frederick Louis
(Encyclopedia) Frederick Louis, 1707–51, prince of Wales, eldest son of George II of England. By his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, he had several children, the eldest of whom became George…Waterbury
(Encyclopedia) Waterbury, industrial city (1990 pop. 108,961), New Haven co., W Conn., on the Naugatuck River; settled 1674, inc. as a city 1853. The city, once famous for its brass industry, is a…Catargiu, Lascar
(Encyclopedia) Catargiu, LascarCatargiu, Lascarkätärj&oobreve;ˈ [key], 1823–99, Romanian statesman, of an ancient Walachian family. Unsuccessful as Conservative candidate (1859) against Alexander…data processing
(Encyclopedia) data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as…American Automobile Association
(Encyclopedia) American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national…Fould, Achille
(Encyclopedia) Fould, AchilleFould, Achilleäshēlˈ f&oomacr;ld [key], 1800–1867, French financier and politician. Fould gave financial backing to Louis Napoleon (later Emperor Napoleon III), whom…Fenech Adami, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Fenech Adami, Edward, 1934–, Maltese political leader, prime minister (1987–96, 1998–2004) and president (2004–9) of Malta. A lawyer, he joined the Christian Democratic Nationalist…Bridgetown
(Encyclopedia) Bridgetown, city (2014 approx. pop. 110,000), capital, commercial center, and chief port of Barbados, West Indies. It is, in addition, a…savings bank
(Encyclopedia) savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest…Trending
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