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2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards
The 2007 BAFTA Awards, the British equivalent of our Oscar and Emmy awards (combined into one ceremony), were presented Feb. 11, 2007 in London. These are the…Sörensen, Sören Peter Lauritz
(Encyclopedia) Sörensen, Sören Peter LauritzSörensen, Sören Peter Lauritzsöˈrən pēˈtər louˈrēts söˈrənsən [key], 1868–1939, Danish biochemist. In 1899 he received a Ph.D. degree in Copenhagen.…Peter II, king of Aragón
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1174–1213, king of Aragón (1196–1213) and count of Barcelona, son and successor of Alfonso II. He had himself crowned (1204) at Rome by Pope Innocent III, whom he accepted as…Debye, Peter Joseph Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Debye, Peter Joseph WilhelmDebye, Peter Joseph Wilhelmdēbīˈ [key], 1884–1966, American physicist, b. the Netherlands. He was professor at the universities of Zürich, Utrecht, Göttingen…Hebel, Johann Peter
(Encyclopedia) Hebel, Johann PeterHebel, Johann Peteryōˈhän pāˈtər hāˈbəl [key], 1760–1826, German short-story writer and dialect poet. Editor of Der rheinländische Hausfreund [Rhineland home…Loja
(Encyclopedia) LojaLojalōˈhä [key], city (1990 pop. 94,305), capital of Loja prov., S Ecuador, on the Zamora River, at the terminus of the Ecuadorian section of the Pan-American Highway. It is a…Chiclayo
(Encyclopedia) Chiclayo Chiclayo chēkläˈyō [key], city, capital of Lambayeque dept., NW Peru. On the coastal desert…Edinburg
(Encyclopedia) Edinburg Edinburg ĕdˈənbûrgˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 100,243), seat of Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc…African Union
(Encyclopedia) African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU,…Johnson, John Albert
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, John Albert, 1861–1909, American political leader, governor of Minnesota, b. St. Peter, Minn. The son of poor parents, he left school early and worked at various trades until…Trending
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