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Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth Ann
(Encyclopedia)Fox-Genovese, Elizabeth Ann: see under Genovese, Eugene Dominick. ...Bess of Hardwick
(Encyclopedia)Bess of Hardwick: see Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of. ...Tabor, Elizabeth McCourt
(Encyclopedia)Tabor, Elizabeth McCourt: see under Tabor, Horace Austin Warner. ...Hilliard, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Hilliard, Nicholas, 1537–1619, English miniature painter, son of a goldsmith. Trained first as a jeweler, he was court painter to Elizabeth and to James I. The first true miniaturist in England, Hil...O'Neill, Shane
(Encyclopedia)O'Neill, Shane, 1530?–1567, Irish chieftain. The eldest son of Con O'Neill, 1st earl of Tyrone, he carried on a bitter feud with his father after Con accepted Henry VIII's nomination of Con's illegi...Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia)Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria, 1652–1722, German princess, called the Princess Palatine and also known as Charlotte Elizabeth; wife of Philippe I d'Orléans, brother of King Louis XIV. She abjured ...Elisheba
(Encyclopedia)Elisheba ēlĭshˈəbə [key] [Heb.,=worshiper of God; Elizabeth is a Greek form], in the Bible, Aaron's wife. ...division of labor
(Encyclopedia)division of labor, in economics, the specialization of the functions and roles involved in production. Division of labor is closely tied with the standardization of production, the introduction and pe...Stucley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Stucley or Stukely, Thomas both: styo͞oˈklē [key], 1525?–1578, English adventurer. He was rumored to be an illegitimate son of Henry VIII. He was in the service of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerse...Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary
(Encyclopedia)Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary ăgˈəsē [key], 1822–1907, American author and educator, b. Boston. In 1850 she married Louis Agassiz, and together they established the pioneering Agassiz School for...Browse by Subject
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