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Gödel, Kurt
(Encyclopedia) Gödel, KurtGödel, Kurtgöˈdəl [key], 1906–78, American mathematician and logician, b. Brünn (now Brno, Czech Republic), grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D., 1930). He came to the United States…Glasgow, Ellen
(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, EllenGlasgow, Ellenglăsˈgō [key], 1873–1945, American novelist, b. Richmond, Va. In revolt against the romantic treatment of Southern life, Glasgow presented in fiction a…Mau Mau
(Encyclopedia) Mau MauMau Maumouˈ mouˌ [key], secret insurgent organization in Kenya, comprising mainly Kikuyu tribespeople. They were bound by oath to force the expulsion of white settlers from…Martin, Agnes
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Agnes (Agnes Bernice Martin), 1912–2004, American painter, b. Macklin, Canada. She moved to the United States in 1931, began…Low, Seth
(Encyclopedia) Low, Seth, 1850–1916, American political reformer and college president, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1870. He entered his father's tea and silk importing firm, but became…lychee
(Encyclopedia) lycheelycheelēˈchē [key], Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the family Sapindaceae (soapberry family), having a small, aromatic, pulpy fruit with a large seed within a thin, rough…McGee, Thomas D'Arcy
(Encyclopedia) McGee, Thomas D'ArcyMcGee, Thomas D'Arcyməgēˈ [key], 1825–68, Canadian journalist and statesman, a leader in the movement for confederation, b. Ireland. He emigrated (1842) to Boston,…Midhat Pasha
(Encyclopedia) Midhat PashaMidhat Pashamĭdhätˈ päshäˈ [key], 1822–83, Turkish politician. As governor of Bulgaria he succeeded within the few years of his tenure (1864–69) in raising the country from…Akinola, Peter Jasper
(Encyclopedia) Akinola, Peter Jasper, 1944–, Nigerian Anglican prelate. He was ordained a deacon in 1978 and a priest in 1979. From 1978 on he built the Anglican church in Abuja, Nigeria, from…Davao
(Encyclopedia) Davao Davao dävouˈ [key], city, Davao del Sur prov., SE Mindanao, the Philippines, at the…Trending
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