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Vicuña Mackenna, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia)Vicuña Mackenna, Benjamin bānhämēnˈ vēko͞oˈnyä mäkāˈnä [key], 1831–86, Chilean historian and journalist. A vigorous opponent of the conservative government of Manuel Montt, he was sente...Trevor, William
(Encyclopedia)Trevor, William, 1928–2016, Anglo-Irish fiction writer, b. William Trevor Cox, grad. Trinity College, Dublin (1950). He resided in England from 1960. Trevor's novels are usually set in England or Ir...Benjamin
(Encyclopedia)Benjamin [Heb.,=son of fortune], younger son of Jacob and Rachel, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His mother, dying, named him Benoni bĕnōˈnī [key] [Heb.,=son of my sorrow]. ...Pratt, Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Pratt, Matthew, 1734–1805, American portrait painter, b. Philadelphia. After he was an apprentice to his uncle, a painter in Philadelphia, he practiced portrait painting and then studied under Benja...Benjamin of Tudela
(Encyclopedia)Benjamin of Tudela to͞odāˈlä [key], d.1173, rabbi considered the first European to approach the borders of China, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled (1159–73) through Italy, Greece, Palestine, Persia...Thompson, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia)Thompson, Benjamin: see Rumford, Benjamin Thompson, Count. ...Benjamin, Karl Stanley
(Encyclopedia)Benjamin, Karl Stanley, 1925–2012, American painter, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Redlands (B.A., 1949), Claremont Graduate School (M.A., 1960). Largely self-taught, Benjamin was part of an art scene ...Chavis, Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Chavis, Benjamin Franklin, Jr.: see Muhammad, Benjamin Franklin. ...Constant de Rebecque, Henri Benjamin
(Encyclopedia)Constant de Rebecque, Henri Benjamin: see Constant, Benjamin. ...Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of: see Disraeli, Benjamin. ...Browse by Subject
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