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French Community

(Encyclopedia) French Community, established in 1958 by the constitution of the Fifth French Republic to replace the French Union. Its members consisted of the French Republic, which included…

Djibouti Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Djibouti Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Djiboutian Relations PEOPLEAbout two-thirds of the Republic of Djibouti'…

Brewer's: Issa

Jesus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894IssacharIsrafil A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Issa Rae

Name at birth: Jo-Issa Rae DiopIssa Rae is an actress and filmmaker who created and starred in the Web comedy series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. That success led to her career as a…

List, Friedrich

(Encyclopedia) List, FriedrichList, Friedrichfrēˈdrĭkh lĭst [key], 1789–1846, German economist. The first professor of economics at the Univ. of Tübingen, he was elected (1820) to the Württemberg…

List, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) List, Benjamin, 1968–, b. Frankfurt, Germany. German chemist, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and…

Messier catalog

(Encyclopedia) Messier catalogMessier catalogmĕsyāˈ [key], systematic list of nebulae and star clusters. A first list, compiled and published in 1771 by Charles Messier, contained 45 objects. The…

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

(Encyclopedia) Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, a fundamental document of French constitutional history, drafted by Emmanuel Sieyès, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on Aug. 26, 1789…

Seven Wise Men of Greece

(Encyclopedia) Seven Wise Men of Greece, list of men drawn from among the outstanding politicians and political philosophers of ancient Greece. Although such listings differed widely, a usual one…