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Rothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Rothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount rŏᵺˈərmēr [key], 1868–1940, English publisher. He was the financial wizard of the publishing firm headed by his brother Alfred, Viscount Nort...Maslow, Abraham Harold
(Encyclopedia)Maslow, Abraham Harold măzˈlō [key], 1908–70, American psychologist, b. Brooklyn, New York, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin (1934). He taught at Brooklyn College from 1937, then became head of the psych...Clurman, Harold
(Encyclopedia)Clurman, Harold klo͝orˈmən [key], 1901–80, American director, manager, critic, and author, b. New York City. In his early years he acted in minor roles, becoming associated with New York's Group ...Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
(Encyclopedia)Gruffydd ap Llywelyn or Llewelyn grĭfˈĭᵺ äp hləwĕlˈĭn, lo͞oĕlˈĭn [key], d. 1063, ruler of Wales (1039–63). A series of campaigns against other Welsh princes made him the ruler of virtu...College Park
(Encyclopedia)College Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,053), Clayton and Fulton counties, NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1891. Georgia Military Academy (1900...Godwin
(Encyclopedia)Godwin or Godwine both: gŏdˈwĭn [key], d. 1053, earl of Wessex. He became chief adviser to King Canute, was created (c.1018) an earl, and was given great wealth and lands. After Canute's death (103...Nicholas, Harold Lloyd
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas, Harold Lloyd: see Nicholas Brothers. ...Laski, Harold Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Laski, Harold Joseph lăsˈkē [key], 1893–1950, British political scientist, economist, author, and lecturer. A graduate of New College, Oxford, he taught at McGill Univ. (1914–16) and Harvard (1...Stockton, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Stockton, 1st earl of: see Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold. ...Killebrew, Harmon Clayton
(Encyclopedia)Killebrew, Harmon Clayton, 1936–2011, American baseball player, b. Payette, Idaho. A soft-spoken slugger nicknamed “Killer,” he played in the American League, beginning (1954) with the Washingto...Browse by Subject
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