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Olsztyn

(Encyclopedia) OlsztynOlsztynôlˈshtĭn [key], Ger. Allenstein, city (1993 est. pop. 165,600), capital of Warmińsko-Mazurskie prov., N Poland. It is a trade, manufacturing, and railroad center, as well…

Nowy Sącz

(Encyclopedia) Nowy SączNowy Sącznôˈvĭ sôNchˈ [key], Ger. Neu-Sandez, city (1993 est. pop. 79,700), Małopolskie prov., SE Poland, on the Dunajec. It is a railway junction and an administrative and…

Paysandú

(Encyclopedia) PaysandúPaysandúpīsänd&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 84,172), capital of Paysandú dept., W Uruguay, a port on the Uruguay River. It is Uruguay's third largest city and the…

Haren, Willem van

(Encyclopedia) Haren, Willem vanHaren, Willem vanvĭlˈəm vän häˈrən [key], 1710–68, Dutch poet, b. Friesland, of a noble family. His chief work is an epic poem, Friso (1741). His brother, Onno Zwier…

Wright, Patience Lovell

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Patience Lovell, 1725–86, American sculptor, b. Bordentown, N.J., mother of Joseph Wright. Her portraits, modeled in wax, were the earliest recorded attempts at sculptural…

Rodney, Caesar

(Encyclopedia) Rodney, Caesar, 1728–84, American political leader, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near Dover, Del. He was a member of the Delaware assembly (1761–70, 1772–76), its…

Rutledge, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Rutledge, Edward, 1749–1800, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of John Rutledge. He studied law at…

Sharp, Granville

(Encyclopedia) Sharp, Granville, 1735–1813, English reformer, scholar, and abolitionist. In 1772 he won a case establishing the principle that any slave would become free upon reaching British land.…

Rezekne

(Encyclopedia) RezekneRezeknerāˈzĕknə [key], Ger. Rositten, city (2011 provisional pop. 32,295), E Latvia, on the Rezekne River. It is a rail junction and agricultural market center. Rezekne…

Ermeland

(Encyclopedia) ErmelandErmelandĕrˈməlänt [key], ErmlandErmelandĕrmˈlänt [key], or WarmiaErmelandwôrˈmēə [key], historic region of East Prussia, extending far inland from the Baltic Sea. It was ceded…