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Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
(Encyclopedia) Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs: see Rotblat, Sir Joseph.Joanna, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph.Gallieni, Joseph Simon
(Encyclopedia) Gallieni, Joseph SimonGallieni, Joseph Simonzhôzĕfˈ sēmôNˈ gälyānēˈ [key], 1849–1916, French general and colonial administrator. He served well in the Sudan and Tonkin and, as governor…Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte deGrasse, François Joseph Paul, comte defräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ pōl kôNt də gräs [key], 1722–88, French admiral. In 1781, in command of a French fleet sent…Görres, Joseph von
(Encyclopedia) Görres, Joseph vonGörres, Joseph vonyōˈzĕf fən görˈəs [key], 1776–1848, German historian, journalist, and writer. As lecturer on philosophy at the Univ. of Heidelberg he befriended…Glanvill, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Glanvill or Glanvil, JosephGlanvill or Glanvil, Josephglănˈvĭl [key], 1636–80, English clergyman and philosopher. He was chaplain in ordinary to Charles II and prebendary of Worcester…Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
(Encyclopedia) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft to house 6,000 pieces of the enormous art…Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'
(Encyclopedia) Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'zhôzĕfˈ äNtwänˈ br&oomacr;nēˈ däNtrəkästōˈ [key], 1739–93, French navigator. He entered the French navy…Walewski, Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna, Comte
(Encyclopedia) Walewski, Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna, ComteWalewski, Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna, ComteälĕksäNˈdrə flôryäNˈ zhôzĕfˈ kôlônäˈ kôNt välĕfskēˈ [key], 1810–68, French diplomat, b…Schumpeter, Joseph Alois
(Encyclopedia) Schumpeter, Joseph AloisSchumpeter, Joseph Aloisyōˈzĕf äˈlōēs sh&oobreve;mˈpāˌtər [key], 1883–1950, Austrian-American economist, LL.D. Univ. of Vienna, 1906. He began practicing…Trending
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