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(Encyclopedia) WuhanWuhanw&oomacr;-hän [key], city (1994 est. pop. 3,519,600), capital of Hubei prov., central China, at the junction of the Han and Chang rivers. The great industrial, commercial…Tillman, Benjamin Ryan
(Encyclopedia) Tillman, Benjamin Ryan, 1847–1918, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (1895–1918), b. Edgefield co., S.C. A farmer, he became the leader of the backcountry whites in South Carolina and…Celtic art
(Encyclopedia) Celtic artCeltic artkĕlˈtĭk, sĕlˈ– [key]. The earliest clearly Celtic style in art was developed in S Germany and E France by tribal artisans of the mid- to late 5th cent. b.c. With…norepinephrine
(Encyclopedia) norepinephrinenorepinephrinenôrˌĕpīnĕfˈrən [key], a neurotransmitter in the catecholamine family that mediates chemical communication in the sympathetic nervous system, a branch of the…Rothschild, Nathan Meyer
(Encyclopedia) Rothschild, Nathan Meyer, 1777–1836, British banker, b. Frankfurt, Germany; of the famous Rothschild family. He went to England in 1797, was naturalized in 1804, and opened a business…Andersen, Hans Christian
(Encyclopedia) Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805–75, Danish poet, novelist, and writer of fairy tales. Born to an illiterate washerwoman and reared in poverty, he left Odense at 14 for Copenhagen, where…Humphrey, Hubert Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Humphrey, Hubert Horatio, 1911–78, U.S. Vice President (1965–69), b. Wallace, S.Dak. After practicing pharmacy for several years, Humphrey taught political science and became involved…Malthus, Thomas Robert
(Encyclopedia) Malthus, Thomas RobertMalthus, Thomas Robertmălˈthəs [key], 1766–1834, English economist, sociologist, and pioneer in modern population study. A graduate of Cambridge, he was a…Morales, Evo
(Encyclopedia) Morales, Evo (Juan Evo Morales Ayma)Morales, Evoāˈvō mōräˈlās [key], 1959–, Bolivian political leader, president of Bolivia (2006–19). An Aymara, he became a coca farmer when his…Watteau, Jean-Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Watteau, Jean-AntoineWatteau, Jean-Antoinewätōˈ, Fr. zhäNˈ-äNtwäNˈ vätōˈ [key], 1684–1721, French painter of Flemish descent, b. Valenciennes. Until 1704 poverty forced him to work in…Trending
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