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Ernst, Richard Robert
(Encyclopedia) Ernst, Richard Robert 1933–2021, Swiss chemist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich; B.S., 1956, Ph.D., 1962). He…Ulfilas
(Encyclopedia) UlfilasUlfilasŭlˈfĭləs [key] or WulfilaUlfilasw&oobreve;lˈfĭlə [key] [Gothic,=little wolf], c.311–383, Gothic bishop, translator of the Bible into Gothic. He was converted to…Cumberland, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cumberland, river, 687 mi (1,106 km) long, rising in E Ky., and winding generally SW through Ky. and Tenn., then NW to the Ohio River near Paducah, Ky.; drains c.18,500 sq mi (47,910…Irish wolfhound
(Encyclopedia) Irish wolfhound, breed of very large hound whose origins may be traced back many centuries in Ireland. The tallest of dogs, it stands about 34 in. (86.4 cm) high at the shoulder and…lycanthropy
(Encyclopedia) lycanthropylycanthropylīkănˈthrəpē [key], in folklore, assumption by a human of the appearance and characteristics of an animal. Ancient belief in lycanthropy was widespread, and it…Mifune, Toshiro
(Encyclopedia) Mifune, ToshiroMifune, Toshirotəshērˈō mĭf&oomacr;ˈnē [key], 1920–97, Japanese actor, b. Qingdao, China. Mifune was a versatile actor, noted for a wide range of roles in more than…Knopf, Alfred A.
(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf)Knopf, Alfred A.kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing…Montefiore, Sir Moses Haim
(Encyclopedia) Montefiore, Sir Moses HaimMontefiore, Sir Moses Haimmŏnˌtĭfēôˈrē [key], 1784–1885, British-Jewish philanthropist, b. Italy. He married a Rothschild and became affiliated with the…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child
by Aesop The Rich Man and the TannerThe Old Woman and the Wine-JarThe Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child A hungry Wolf was prowling about in search of food. By and by, attracted by the cries…Frank Rudolph WOLF, Congress, VA (1939)
WOLF Frank Rudolph , a Representative from Virginia; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 30, 1939; attended the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1957-1958; B.A.,…Trending
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