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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…Morphy, Paul Charles
(Encyclopedia) Morphy, Paul CharlesMorphy, Paul Charlesmôrˈfē [key], 1837–84, American chess player, b. New Orleans. At 10 he learned the game and at 21 was acknowledged as the greatest player in the…Philippians
(Encyclopedia) PhilippiansPhilippiansfəlĭpˈēənz [key], letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul from captivity probably in Rome (c.a.d. 60) to the Christians of Philippi (in Macedonia), the…Vidal de la Blache, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Vidal de la Blache, PaulVidal de la Blache, Paulpōl vēdälˈ də lä bläsh [key], French geographer, 1845–1918, the father of French human geography. He was educated at the École Normale…Fay Vincent
Fay VincentBorn: May 29, 1938Baseball became 8th commissioner after death of A. Bartlett Giamatti in 1989; presided over World Series earthquake, owners' lockout and banishment of NY Yankees…Richfield
(Encyclopedia) Richfield, city (1990 pop. 35,710), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a residential suburb of Minneapolis; settled c.1851, inc. 1964. There is diverse light manufacturing. Minneapolis–St. Paul…Sergius Paulus
(Encyclopedia) Sergius PaulusSergius Paulussûrˈjəs [key], in the New Testament, proconsul in Cyprus, friendly to Paul.Epaphroditus
(Encyclopedia) EpaphroditusEpaphroditusēpăfrōdīˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, messenger from the Philippians to Paul in Rome.Hymenaeus
(Encyclopedia) HymenaeusHymenaeushīmənēˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul for heresy or apostasy.Apphia
(Encyclopedia) ApphiaApphiaăfˈēə [key], Christian woman associated with Philemon and mentioned in Paul's Letter to Philemon.