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Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidas

(Encyclopedia) Trujillo Molina, Rafael LeonidasTrujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidasräfäĕlˈ lāōnēˈᵺäs tr&oomacr;hēˈyō mōlēˈnä [key], 1891–1961, president of the Dominican Republic (1930–38, 1942–52).…

Epstein, Sir Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Epstein, Sir JacobEpstein, Sir Jacobĕpˈstīn [key], 1880–1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the…

1997 Race Locations

March— MARLBORO GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI Presented by Toyota at Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. April— INDYCARNIVAL at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; TOYOTA GP OF LONG BEACH at Long Beach,…

Weil, Simone

(Encyclopedia) Weil, SimoneWeil, Simonesēmônˈ vīl [key], 1909–43, French philosopher and mystic. After receiving her baccalauréat with honors at 15, she studied philosophy for four years, then…

1998 Race Locations

March— MARLBORO GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI Presented by Toyota at Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex at Homestead, Fla.; BUDWEISER 500 at Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan. April— TOYOTA GP OF…

1999 Race Locations

March— MARLBORO GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI Presented by Toyota at Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex at Homestead, Fla. April— FIREHAWK 500 at Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan; TOYOTA GP OF…

Schillebeeckx, Edward Cornelius Florentius

(Encyclopedia) Schillebeeckx, Edward Cornelius FlorentiusSchillebeeckx, Edward Cornelius Florentiusskĭlˈəbāks [key], 1914–2009, Belgian Roman Catholic theologian, b. Antwerp. He entered the Dominican…

Ophites

(Encyclopedia) OphitesOphitesōˈfīts [key] [Gr.,=believers in the serpent], group of Gnostic sects notorious for extreme cultism and inverted morality. Certain of these sects were known as Naasseni.…

Montserrat, mountain, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Montserrat or MonserratMonserratboth: mŏnˌsərătˈ, mŏntˌ–, Catalan mŏnsər-rätˈ, Span. mōnsārätˈ [key], mountain, 4,054 ft (1,236 m) high, NE Spain, rising abruptly from a plain in…