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Innocent V

(Encyclopedia) Innocent V, d. 1276, pope (1276), a Savoyard named Peter of Tarentaise; successor of Gregory X. He was a Dominican and studied at Paris under St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Albertus Magnus…

Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian

(Encyclopedia) Asbjørnsen, Peter ChristianAsbjørnsen, Peter Christianpāˈtər krēsˈtyän äsˈbyörnsən [key], 1812–85, Norwegian folklorist, writer, and naturalist. Norwegian Folk Stories (4 vol., 1841–44…

Sancho I, king of Aragón

(Encyclopedia) Sancho I (Sancho Ramírez)Sancho Isänˈchō rämēˈrĕth [key], 1045?–1094, king of Aragón (1063–94) and, as Sancho V, king of Navarre (1076–94); son and successor of Ramiro I. He continued…

Raymond VI, count of Toulouse

(Encyclopedia) Raymond VI, 1156–1222, count of Toulouse (c.1194–1222). His tolerant attitude toward the Albigenses resulted in his repeated excommunication, although he temporarily made peace with…

Blume, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Blume, PeterBlume, Peterbl&oomacr;m [key], 1906–92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume immigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of…

Serkin, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Serkin, Peter: see under Serkin, Rudolf.

Elmo, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Elmo, Saint: see Peter Gonzalez, Saint.