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Smith, Ian Douglas
(Encyclopedia)Smith, Ian Douglas, 1919–2007, Rhodesian political leader. A cattle farmer who was the son of a Scottish immigrant, he served in the Southern Rhodesia legislative assembly from 1948 until 1953, when...Sargent, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Sargent, Henry, 1770–1845, American genre and portrait painter, b. Gloucester, Mass., studied in London with Benjamin West. He was skilled in the rendering of textures and accessories. Fine examples...Kaposvár
(Encyclopedia)Kaposvár kŏˈpôshvär [key], city (1990 pop. 71,793), SW Hungary, on the Kapos River. It is a road and rail junction. Industries include textiles and the manufacture of bricks and agricultural equi...Opa-Locka
(Encyclopedia)Opa-Locka ōˈpə-lŏkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 15,283), Dade co., SE Fla.; inc. 1926. There is some diverse light industry. Opa-Locka has a large county airport, which also houses a U.S. Coast Guar...Cheadle and Gatley
(Encyclopedia)Cheadle and Gatley chēˈdəl, gătˈlē [key], town, Stockport metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater ...Bowie
(Encyclopedia)Bowie bo͞oˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 58,329), Prince Georges co., W central Md.; inc. 1916....von Klitzing, Klaus
(Encyclopedia)von Klitzing, Klaus, 1943–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Würzburg, 1972. He was a professor at the Technical Univ. of Munich (1980–85) and then director of the Max Planck Institute for Solid ...Catalonia
(Encyclopedia)Catalonia kătəlōˈnēə [key], Catalan Catalunya, Span. Cataluña, autonomous communit...Baja
(Encyclopedia)Baja bŏˈyŏ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 38,867), S Hungary, on the Danube River. It is a river port and a road and rail hub, where agricultural products of the surrounding region are traded and proc...King Horn
(Encyclopedia)King Horn, probably the earliest English-language romance, written c.1250 and containing about 1,500 lines. It is by an anonymous author and is based on an earlier work in French. Emphasizing action a...Browse by Subject
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