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Ben-ammi

(Encyclopedia) Ben-ammiBen-ammibĕn-ămˈī [key], in the Bible, son of Lot by his younger daughter; eponym of the Ammonites.

Ben Ali, Zine el-Abidine

(Encyclopedia) Ben Ali, Zine el-AbidineBen Ali, Zine el-Abidinezēˈnĕl abĭdēn bĕn älēˈ [key], 1936–2019, president of Tunisia (1987–2011). Educated in France and the United States, he entered the army…

Wallace, David Foster

(Encyclopedia) Wallace, David Foster, 1962–2008, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y., grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1985), Univ. of Arizona (M.F.A., 1987). He published his comic first novel, The Broom…

Brewer's: Foster

Brother or Sister. One brought up by the same nurse. A foster-child is one brought up by those who are not its real parents. (Saxon, fostrian, Danish fostrer, to nurse.) Source:…

Greg Foster

Greg FosterBorn: Aug. 4, 1958Track & Field 3-time winner of World Championship in 110-m hurdles (1983,87,91); won silver in 1984 Olympics; world indoor champion in 1991.Dick FosburyD -…

Foster Hewitt

Foster HewittBorn: Nov. 21, 1902Radio-TV Canada's premier hockey play-by-play broadcaster from 1923-81; coined phrase, “He shoots, he scores!”Died: Apr. 21, 1985Sonja HenieG - JDamon Hill…

epitaph

(Encyclopedia) epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi…

Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir

(Encyclopedia) Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben MeirIbn Ezra, Abraham ben Meirmâr [key], c.1089–1164, Jewish grammarian, commentator, poet, philosopher, and astronomer, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled widely and…

Ben Bella, Ahmed

(Encyclopedia) Ben Bella, AhmedBen Bella, Ahmedäkhmĕdˈ bĕn bĕlˈlä [key], 1919–2012, Algerian statesman. After World War II he joined the Algerian nationalist movement and soon became a leader of its…