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Eustathius
(Encyclopedia) Eustathius, d. c.1194, Byzantine scholar, archbishop of Salonica (from 1175). He became renowned as master of the orators at Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, then a center of learning. He…Entebbe
(Encyclopedia) Entebbe Entebbe ĕntĕbˈə [key], town, S Uganda, on Lake Victoria, near Kampala. Located in a region…Villeneuve, Pierre de
(Encyclopedia) Villeneuve, Pierre deVilleneuve, Pierre depyĕr də vēlnövˈ [key], 1763–1806, French admiral. He commanded the rear guard of the fleet in the disastrous battle of Abu Qir (1798). His…Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew
(Encyclopedia) Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883–1953, American general, b. Walla Walla, Wash. Commissioned in the army in 1906, he reached the rank of brigadier general in 1938. In World War II he…Born, Max
(Encyclopedia) Born, Max, 1882–1970, British physicist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1907. He was head of the physics department at the Univ. of Göttingen from 1921 to 1933. When Nazi…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange
If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchangeIf I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange And be all to me? Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in…Candide: How Candide Was Obliged to Leave the Fair Cunegund and the Old Woman
The Adventures of the Old Wom... The Reception Candide and Cac... How Candide Was Obliged to Leave the Fair Cunegund and the Old Woman The fair Cunegund, being thus made acquainted…Meyerhof, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Meyerhof, OttoMeyerhof, Ottoôˈtō mīˈərhōf [key], 1884–1951, American physiologist, b. Germany, M.D. Heidelberg, 1909. He was professor at the Univ. of Kiel (1912–24) and at the Univ.…Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp
(Encyclopedia) Semmelweis, Ignaz PhilippSemmelweis, Ignaz Philippĭgˈnäts fēˈlĭp zĕmˈəlvīs [key], 1818–65, Hungarian physician. He was a pioneer in employing asepsis. While on the staff of the general…Reclus, Jean Jacques Élisée
(Encyclopedia) Reclus, Jean Jacques ÉliséeReclus, Jean Jacques ÉliséezhäN zhäk ālēzāˈ rəklüˈ [key], 1830–1905, French geographer, b. Gironde, educated mainly in Germany, where he studied under Karl…Trending
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