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Hoorn, Philip de Montmorency, count of

(Encyclopedia) Hoorn or Horn, Philip de Montmorency, count ofHoorn or Horn, Philip de Montmorency, count ofboth: hôrn [key], 1518?–1568, Netherlands nobleman, member of the council of state during…

Habib, Philip Charles

(Encyclopedia) Habib, Philip CharlesHabib, Philip Charleshäbēbˈ [key], 1920–92, American diplomat, b. New York City. A career foreign service officer (1949–80), he served in various embassy and State…

Phocis

(Encyclopedia) PhocisPhocisfōˈsĭs [key], ancient region of central Greece. It included Delphi, Mt. Parnassus, and Elatea; Boeotia (now Voiotía) was on the east, and the Gulf of Corinth was on the…

Perseus, king of Macedon

(Encyclopedia) Perseus, c.212–166 b.c., last king of Macedon (179–168 b.c.), son and successor of Philip V. He intrigued against his younger brother, Demetrius, eventually bringing about the latter's…

Teixeira, Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Teixeira, PedroTeixeira, Pedropĕˈdr&oobreve; tāˈshārə [key], d. 1640, Portuguese explorer, one of the early voyagers on the Amazon. He commanded the expedition sent by the governor…

Philip Neri, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Philip Neri, SaintPhilip Neri, Saintnāˈrē [key], 1515–95, Italian reformer. His original name was Filippo Romolo de' Neri. From boyhood he was religious, and in 1533 he went to Rome to…