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(Encyclopedia) Chillicothe Chillicothe chĭlˌĭkŏthˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 22,059), seat of Ross co., S central Ohio,…Greene and Greene
(Encyclopedia) Greene and Greene, architectural firm working in the American arts and crafts style, formed by the brothers Charles Sumner Greene, 1868–1957, and Henry Mather Greene, 1870–1954, both b…Goodall, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Goodall, JaneGoodall, Janeg&oobreve;dˈôl [key], 1934–, English ethologist and primatologist. After working with Louis Leakey but without any formal scientific training, she…Loesser, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Loesser, Frank (Frank Henry Loesser), 1910–69, American lyricist and songwriter, b. New York City. He is noted for smart, often witty lyrics that catch the tone and rhythms of…d'Amboise, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) d'Amboise, Jacques d'Amboise, Jacques zhäk dămbwäzˈ [key], 1934–2021, American dancer and choreographer…Booth
(Encyclopedia) Booth, family prominent in the Salvation Army, founded by William Booth. His wife, Catherine Mumford Booth, 1829–90, whom he married in 1855, played a leading part in the foundation…Thompson, David
(Encyclopedia) Thompson, David, 1770–1857, Canadian geographer, fur trader, and explorer, b. London, England. In 1784 he came to Fort Churchill, Canada, as an apprentice of the Hudson's Bay Company,…biathlon
(Encyclopedia) biathlonbiathlonbīăthˈlŏn [key], sport in which cross-country skiers race across hilly terrain, occasionally stopping to shoot, prone or standing as required, with rifles at sets of…Sebastian
(Encyclopedia) Sebastian, 1554–78, king of Portugal (1557–78), grandson and successor of John III. He was under the regency first of his grandmother (until 1562) and then of his uncle Henry (a…Southampton
(Encyclopedia) Southampton, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 236,882), S England, at the head of Southampton Water. Southampton is Britain's second largest port. The London-Southampton railway,…Trending
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