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Knights of Columbus
(Encyclopedia)Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission is to encourage ...Douglas, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Michael: see under Douglas, Kirk. ...Gratz, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Gratz, Michael: see Gratz, Barnard. ...Stewart, John Innes Mackintosh
(Encyclopedia)Stewart, John Innes Mackintosh: see Innes, Michael. ...Jagger, Mick
(Encyclopedia) Jagger, Mick (Michael Phillip Jagger): see Rolling Stones. ...Hall, Jeffrey Connor
(Encyclopedia)Hall, Jeffrey Connor, 1945–, American geneticist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, 1971. Hall was a professor at Brandeis Univ. from 1974 to 2008; he also taught (2004–12) at...Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich
(Encyclopedia)Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich ēvänˈ fyôˈdərəvĭch pəskyĕˈvĭch [key], 1782–1856, Russian army officer and administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, was created count of Erivan after c...Daley, Richard Michael
(Encyclopedia)Daley, Richard Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...Daley, William Michael
(Encyclopedia)Daley, William Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...Sazonov, Sergei Dmitreyevich
(Encyclopedia)Sazonov, Sergei Dmitreyevich sĭrgāˈ dəmēˈtrēəvĭch səzôˈnəf [key], 1861–1927, Russian statesman. As minister of foreign affairs (1910–16) he played a leading role in the crisis that le...Browse by Subject
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