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Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor de
(Encyclopedia) Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchor deJovellanos, Gaspar Melchor degäspärˈ mĕlchôrˈ dā hōvĕlyäˈnōs [key], 1744–1811, Spanish statesman and writer. Very influential as an advocate of economic…Austral Islands
(Encyclopedia) Austral Islands Austral Islands ôˈstrəl [key], volcanic island group, South Pacific, part of French Polynesia. They are sometimes known as the Tubuai…Pallava
(Encyclopedia) PallavaPallavapəläˈvä [key], S Indian dynasty that established its capital at Kanchipuram in the 4th cent. a.d. Of obscure origin, it grew wealthy and strong and is most noted for its…O'Neil, Buck
(Encyclopedia) O'Neil, Buck (John Jordan O'Neil), 1911–2006, African-American baseball player and coach, b. Carrabelle, Fla. One of the stars of the Negro leagues, he began playing semipro baseball…Mathews, Shailer
(Encyclopedia) Mathews, Shailer, 1863–1941, American theologian, educator, and author, b. Portland, Maine, studied at Colby College, at Newton Theological Institution, and at the Univ. of Berlin.…Mandalay
(Encyclopedia) MandalayMandalaymănˌdəlāˈ, mănˈdəlāˌ [key], city (1983 pop. 532,895), capital of Mandalay region, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. The second largest city in Myanmar, it is…Mistral, Frédéric
(Encyclopedia) Mistral, FrédéricMistral, Frédéricfrādārēkˈ mēsträlˈ [key], 1830–1914, French Provençal poet. With Théodore Aubanel he was one of the seven founders (1854) of the Félibrige, an…Menander
(Encyclopedia) MenanderMenandermĭnănˈdər [key], 342?–291? b.c., Greek poet, the most famous writer of New Comedy. He wrote ingenious plays using the love plot as his theme; his style is elegant and…Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st BaronBaden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baronbāˈdən-pōˈəl [key], 1857–1941, British…Pell, Claiborne de Borda
(Encyclopedia) Pell, Claiborne de Borda, 1918–2009, U.S. politician, b. New York City, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1940), Columbia (M.A., 1946). From an old, distinguished American family, he served (1941…Trending
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