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Fry, Elizabeth (Gurney)
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Elizabeth (Gurney), 1780–1845, English prison reformer and philanthropist. Deeply religious, she was recognized as a minister by the Society of Friends (Quakers). From 1813 she…Giammattei, Alejandro
(Encyclopedia) Giammattei, Alejandro (Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla), 1956–, Guatemalan politician. A surgeon by training, he worked for the Guatemalan ministry of public health in the early…borstal system
(Encyclopedia) borstal systemborstal systembôrˈstəl [key], rehabilitation method formerly used in Great Britain for delinquent boys aged 16 to 21. The idea originated (1895) with the Gladstone…Cutty Sark
(Encyclopedia) Cutty Sark, three-masted British clipper ship, launched 1869 from Dumbarton, Scotland. The last tea clipper to be built (and the only to survive), she set out on her maiden voyage from…Chichester
(Encyclopedia) Chichester Chichester chĭˈchĭstər [key], city and district, West Sussex, S England. Chichester is an…Jeenbekov, Sooronbai Sharipovich
(Encyclopedia) Jeenbekov, Sooronbai Sharipovich, 1958–, Kyrgyz political leader. A zoological engineer and accountant by training, he was first elected to the legislature in 1995 and served as…Tullahoma
(Encyclopedia) TullahomaTullahomatələhōˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 16,761), Coffee and Franklin counties, central Tenn.; settled c.1850 as a railroad labor camp, inc. 1903. It is an industrial center…Guaidó, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Guaidó, Juan (Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez), 1983–, Venezuelan political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he helped establish the Popular Will party in 2009 and was a protégé…Venetiaan, Ronald
(Encyclopedia) Venetiaan, Ronald (Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan)Venetiaan, Ronaldvēnēsēänˈ [key], 1936–, Surinamese political leader, president of Suriname (1991–96, 2000–2010). A mathematician by…Waukegan
(Encyclopedia) WaukeganWaukeganwôkēˈgən [key], residential and industrial city (1990 pop. 69,392), seat of Lake co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1859. It has a good harbor and is the first port…Trending
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