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Macapagal, Diosdado
(Encyclopedia) Macapagal, DiosdadoMacapagal, Diosdadodēōsdäˈᵺō mäkäpägälˈ [key], 1911–97, president of the Philippines (1961–65). A forceful orator, Macapagal practiced law and later served in the…McCarthy, Cormac
(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Cormac, 1933–2023, American novelist, b. Providence, R.I. He grew up in Knoxville, Tenn., moved to the Southwest in 1974, and…Bodenheim, Maxwell
(Encyclopedia) Bodenheim, MaxwellBodenheim, Maxwellbōˈdənhīm [key], 1893–1954, American novelist and poet, b. Hermanville, Miss. His poetry, which incorporates many techniques of the imagists, is…Vázquez, Tabaré
(Encyclopedia) Vásquez, Tabaré (Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas)Vásquez, Tabarétäbärāˈ rämōnˈ väsˈkĕs rôˈsäs [key], 1940–2020, Uruguayan political leader, president of Uruguay (2005–10, 2015–20). He…Belinsky, Vissarion Grigoryevich
(Encyclopedia) Belinsky, Vissarion GrigoryevichBelinsky, Vissarion Grigoryevichvĭsəryônˈ grĭgôrˈyəvĭch byĭlyĭnˈskē [key], 1811–48, Russian writer and critic. He was prominent in the group that…Pierre, Abbé
(Encyclopedia) Pierre, AbbéPierre, Abbéäbāˈ pyĕr [key], 1912–2007, French priest and social activist, b. Lyons as Henri Antoine Grouès. Renouncing a wealthy inheritance to become a Capuchin monk in…Nexø, Martin Andersen
(Encyclopedia) Nexø, Martin AndersenNexø, Martin Andersenmärˈtēn änˈdərsĕn nĕksö [key], 1869–1954, Danish novelist. Born one of 11 children in a Copenhagen slum, he spent his impoverished childhood…cyclosis
(Encyclopedia) cyclosiscyclosissīklōˈsĭs [key], streaming of cytoplasm within a living cell without deformation of the external cell membrane. In some plant cells there is a rapid rotatory…Lerner, Abba Ptachya
(Encyclopedia) Lerner, Abba PtachyaLerner, Abba Ptachyaäbˈə pətächˈyə lĕrˈnər, lûrˈnər [key], 1903–82, American economist, b. Romania. After studying at the London School of Economics in the 1930s,…Brittany spaniel
(Encyclopedia) Brittany spaniel, breed of medium-sized sporting dog whose origins may be traced back hundreds of years to France and Spain. It stands about 19 in. (48.3 cm) high at the shoulder and…Trending
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