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Melanchthon, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Melanchthon, PhilipMelanchthon, Philipməlăngkˈthən [key], 1497–1560, German scholar and humanist. He was second only to Martin Luther as a figure in the Lutheran Reformation. His…Hebbel, Christian Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Hebbel, Christian FriedrichHebbel, Christian Friedrichkrĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭkh hĕbˈəl [key], 1813–63, German tragic dramatist. Born poor, he was largely self-educated. Hegel's historical…Home, Daniel Dunglas
(Encyclopedia) Home, Daniel DunglasHome, Daniel Dunglashy&oomacr;m [key], 1833–86, Scottish-American spiritualist medium, b. Edinburgh, Scotland. He was taken to the United States when a small…Campbell, Robert, Canadian fur trader and explorer
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Robert, 1808–94, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. Employed as a young man by the Hudson's Bay Company, he was sent in 1834 to the Mackenzie River region, where…Chernomyrdin, Viktor Stepanovich
(Encyclopedia) Chernomyrdin, Viktor StepanovichChernomyrdin, Viktor Stepanovichvyēkˈtôr styĭpänˈəvyĭch chərˌnōmĭrˈdən [key], 1938–2010, Soviet and Russian government official. Beginning in 1957, he…Breckinridge, John Cabell
(Encyclopedia) Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821–75, Vice President of the United States (1857–61) and Confederate general, b. Lexington, Ky. A lawyer, Breckinridge served in the Kentucky legislature (…Utah
Utah State Information Capital: Salt Lake City Official Name: Utah Organized as a territory/republic: September 9, 1850 Entered Union (rank): January 4, 1896 (45th state) Present…Mulroney, Brian
(Encyclopedia) Mulroney, Brian (Martin Brian Mulroney)Mulroney, Brianmŭlrōˈnē, –r&oomacr;ˈnē [key], 1939–, Canadian prime minister (1984–93). Raised in Quebec in a working class family, Mulroney…German Catholics
(Encyclopedia) German Catholics, religious groups founded in 1844 by dissidents from the Roman Catholic Church. They were led by two excommunicated priests, Johann Czerski of Schneidemühl, Posen, and…Stowe, Calvin Ellis
(Encyclopedia) Stowe, Calvin EllisStowe, Calvin Ellisstō [key], 1802–86, American educator, b. Natick, Mass., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1828; husband of Harriet…Trending
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