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Sankt Wolfgang
(Encyclopedia)Sankt Wolfgang vôlfˈgäng [key], town, Upper Austria prov., in the Salzkammergut, on the Wolfgang See, a lake. It is a popular resort, famous for the White Horse Inn. A noteworthy attraction is the ...Sinaia
(Encyclopedia)Sinaia sēnīˈä [key], town (1990 pop. 15,817), S central Romania, in Walachia, in the Transylvanian Alps. It is a health and winter sports resort and has a metalworking plant and manufactures such ...Milken, Michael Robert
(Encyclopedia)Milken, Michael Robert mĭlˈkən [key], 1946–, American financial executive, b. Van Nuys, Calif. Nicknamed the “junk bond king,” he was an executive at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., where he tr...Somare, Sir Michael Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Somare, Sir Michael Thomas sōmäˈrā [key], 1936–2021, Papua New Guinea political leader. He was a ...Duveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbank
(Encyclopedia)Duveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbank dyo͝ovēnˈ, do͞o– [key], 1869–1939, English art dealer, b. Hull. Beginning his career (1886) in his father's antiques firm, Duveen Brothers, he soon...Ames, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Ames, Joseph, 1689–1759, English bibliographer. He compiled Typographical Antiquities (1749), a valuable list of English books printed before 1600. ...Sherman, John
(Encyclopedia)Sherman, John, 1823–1900, American statesman, b. Lancaster, Ohio; brother of William Tecumseh Sherman. He studied law, was admitted (1844) to the bar, and practiced law several years in Mansfield, O...New Zealand literature
(Encyclopedia)New Zealand literature. In the 20th cent. New Zealand developed a vital literary tradition, though only a few of its authors are well-known outside its islands: Katherine Mansfield, short-story writer...Koelreuter, Joseph Gottlieb
(Encyclopedia)Koelreuter, Joseph Gottlieb: see Kölreuter. ...Thayendanegea
(Encyclopedia)Thayendanegea: see Brant, Joseph. ...Browse by Subject
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