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Salieri, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Salieri, AntonioSalieri, Antonioäntôˈnyō sälyāˈrē [key], 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor. He received his first training in Italy, going afterward (1766) to Vienna, where he…Space Force, United States
(Encyclopedia) Space Force, United States (USSF), military force that forms a separate service within the U.S. Dept. of the Air Force, est. Dec. 20, 2019, by act of Congress. The head of the Space…Pythagoras of Rhegium
(Encyclopedia) Pythagoras of RhegiumPythagoras of Rhegiumpĭthăgˈərəs [key]Pythagoras of Rhegiumrēˈjəm [key], fl. 5th cent. b.c., Greek sculptor. In a signature on a pedestal at Olympia he declares…Rawalpindi
(Encyclopedia) RawalpindiRawalpindiräwəlpĭnˈdē [key], city (1998 pop. 1,406,214), NE Pakistan. It occupies the site of an old village inhabited by the Rawals, a tribe of Yogis. A railroad junction…Barnard, Christiaan Neethling
(Encyclopedia) Barnard, Christiaan NeethlingBarnard, Christiaan Neethlingkrĭsˈtēänˌ nāˈᵺĭng bärˈnərd [key], 1922–2001, South African surgeon. The son of a Dutch Reformed minister, Barnard studied…Prayuth Chan-ocha
(Encyclopedia) Prayuth Chan-ochaPrayuth Chan-ochapräy&oomacr;tˈ chän-ōchäˈ [key], 1954–, Thai army officer and political leader. After training at the Royal Military Academy, he joined the Thai…Krupskaya, Nadezhda Konstantinovna
(Encyclopedia) Krupskaya, Nadezhda KonstantinovnaKrupskaya, Nadezhda Konstantinovnanŭdyĕˈzhdə kənstŭntyēˈnəvnə kr&oomacr;pˈskəyə [key], 1869–1939, Russian revolutionary and educator, wife of…Abacha, Sani
(Encyclopedia) Abacha, Sani, 1943–98, Nigerian military officer and political leader, b. Kano. He received military training in Nigeria and England, joining the Nigerian army in 1963. Abacha…Doberman pinscher
(Encyclopedia) Doberman pinscherDoberman pinscherdōˈbərmən pĭnˈshər [key], breed of large, compact working dog originating in Germany c.1890. It stands from 24 to 28 in. (61–71 cm) high at the…Higashikuni, Naruhiko
(Encyclopedia) Higashikuni, Naruhiko, 1887–1990, Japanese military officer and political leader, b. Kyoto. A prince of the imperial family and an uncle of Hirohito, he received military training in…Trending
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