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Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, 1935–, British architect, b. Manchester, grad. Manchester Univ. school of architecture (1961), Yale school of architecture (M.A.,…

foster care

(Encyclopedia) foster care, generally, care of children on a full-time, temporary basis by persons other than their own parents. Also known as boarding-home care, foster care is intended to offer a…

Macdui, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Macdui, Ben, or Ben Macdhui, peak: see Ben Macdui, Scotland.

Bostanai ben Chaninai

(Encyclopedia) Bostanai ben ChaninaiBostanai ben Chaninaibôsˈtänī bĕn khänēnīˈ [key], c.618–670, first Jewish exilarch (i.e., ruler of the Jewish exiles in Babylonia) under Arab rule. He is the…

Kelley, Abby

(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Abby: see Foster, Abigail Kelley.

Foster, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Charles, 1828–1904, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1891–93), b. Seneca co., Ohio. He was long identified with the business interests of Fostoria, Ohio—named for C. W. Foster,…

Foster, John Watson

(Encyclopedia) Foster, John Watson, 1836–1917, American diplomat, b. Pike co., Ind.; grandfather of John Foster Dulles. Foster practiced law (1857–61) at Evansville, Ind., and then served (1861–65)…

Ben Macdui

(Encyclopedia) Ben Macdui or Ben MacdhuiBen Macdhuimăkd&oomacr;ˈē [key], Gaelic Beinn Muic Duibhe, peak, 4,296 ft (1,309 m) high, Moray, Scotland, in the Cairngorm Mts.; second highest peak in…

Foster, Rube

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Rube (Andrew Bishop Foster), 1879–1930, African-American baseball player and executive, b. Calvert, Tex. Known as “the father of black baseball,” he turned professional with…

Ben Nevis

(Encyclopedia) Ben NevisBen Nevisnēˈvĭs, nĕvˈĭs [key], peak, 4,411 ft (1,345 m) high, Highland, W Scotland, overlooking Glen Nevis; highest peak of Great Britain. Ben Nevis is the remnant of a…