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(Encyclopedia) NorrköpingNorrköpingnôrˈchöˌpĭng [key], city (1990 pop. 82,640), Östergötland co., SE Sweden, a seaport at the head of the Bråviken, a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea. It is a…Minton
(Encyclopedia) Minton, English family of potters. The first important member of the family was Thomas Minton, 1765–1836, who founded a small pottery at Stoke-on-Trent. He first engraved the famous…McQueen, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) McQueen, Alexander (Lee Alexander McQueen), 1969–2010, British fashion designer. He learned tailoring on Savile Row in London and worked with several theatrical costumers, which led to…Limann, Hilla
(Encyclopedia) Limann, HillaLimann, Hillahĭlˈə lēˈmän [key], 1934–98, president of Ghana (1979–81). In 1979, after seven years of military rule, Ghana's new military leader, Jerry Rawlings, handed…Patos, Lagoa dos
(Encyclopedia) Patos, Lagoa dosPatos, Lagoa dosləgôˈə d&oobreve;s päˈt&oobreve;s [key] [Port.,=lake of the ducks], shallow tidal lagoon, c.150 mi (240 km) long and up to 30 mi (48 km) wide,…Crespi, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Crespi, Giovanni BattistaCrespi, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä krāsˈpē [key], c.1575–1632, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the Milanese school. He was also called Il…Cuttack
(Encyclopedia) Cuttack Cuttack kətăkˈ [key], city, Odisha (Orissa) state, E central India at the head of the…Eijkman, Christiaan
(Encyclopedia) Eijkman, ChristiaanEijkman, Christiaankrĭsˈtyän īkˈmän [key], 1858–1930, Dutch physician. He was head of the Pathological Institute of Batavia and later (1898–1928) professor of…Dunedin, city, New Zealand
(Encyclopedia) Dunedin Dunedin dənēˈdĭn [key], city, SE South Island, New Zealand, at the head of Otago Harbor…Figueiredo, João Baptista de Oliveira
(Encyclopedia) Figueiredo, João Baptista de OliveiraFigueiredo, João Baptista de Oliveirafēgārädō [key], 1918–99, Brazilian general and politician, president of Brazil (1979–85). He was named (1974)…Trending
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