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(Encyclopedia) SimancasSimancassēmängˈkäs [key], village, Valladolid prov., NW Spain, in Castile and León. The castle, an old fort rebuilt in the 15th cent., contains the Spanish national archives.…Steer, Philip Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Steer, Philip Wilson, 1860–1942, English landscape painter. Steer worked largely in the tradition of French impressionist painting and was considered the greatest English landscape…Demosthenes
(Encyclopedia) DemosthenesDemosthenesdĭmŏsˈthənēz [key], 384?–322 b.c., Greek orator, generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators. He was a pupil of Isaeus, and—although the story of his…Biographies: Selected Activists and Reformers
Selected Activists and Reformers Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights…Antiphilus
(Encyclopedia) AntiphilusAntiphilusăntĭfˈĭləs [key], fl. 4th cent. b.c., Greek painter, of Alexandrian origin. Pliny and Quintilian wrote about his paintings of gryllos, a creature part man, part…Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl ofRosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl ofrōzˈbərē [key], 1847–1929, British statesman. He succeeded his grandfather as earl in…Snowden, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Snowden, Philip Snowden, 1st ViscountSnowden, Philip Snowden, 1st Viscountsnōˈdən [key], 1864–1937, British statesman. Born to poverty, he was a civil service clerk until crippled by a…Emmanuel Philibert
(Encyclopedia) Emmanuel PhilibertEmmanuel Philibertāmänˈwĕl fēlēbĕrˈ [key], 1528–80, duke of Savoy (1553–80), called Ironhead. He succeeded his father, Charles III, who had been dispossessed of his…Philip Burton THOMPSON, Jr., Congress, KY (1845-1909)
THOMPSON Philip Burton, Jr. , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., October 15, 1845; attended the common schools and the University of Kentucky at Lexington;…Henry Augustus Philip MUHLENBERG, Congress, PA (1782-1844)
MUHLENBERG Henry Augustus Philip , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lancaster, Pa., May 13, 1782; pursued classical studies; studied theology and was ordained to the Lutheran ministry…Trending
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