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(Encyclopedia) Bayeux Bayeux bäy&oomacr;ˈ, Fr. bäyöˈ [key], town, Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, near the…Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus
(Encyclopedia) Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus, 1907–97, Scottish biochemist, Ph.D., Univ. of Frankfurt am Main, 1931; Oxford, 1933. Todd held posts at Edinburgh Univ. (1934–36), the Lister Institute of…Wergeland, Henrik
(Encyclopedia) Wergeland, HenrikWergeland, Henrikhĕnˈrĭk vĕrˈgəlän [key], 1808–45, Norwegian writer and patriot. A champion of liberty, democracy, and international cooperation, he worked zealously…Ulithi
(Encyclopedia) UlithiUlithi&oomacr;lēˈthē [key], atoll comprising 40 islets, 1.75 sq mi (4.53 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands. Ulithi is part of the Federated States of Micronesia;…Semyonov, Nikolay Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Semyonov, Nikolay Nikolayevich, or Nikolai Nikolaevic Semenov, 1896–1986, Soviet physical chemist, Ph.D. Petrograd Univ., 1917. Semyonov was a professor at the Leningrad Physico-…Oraibi
(Encyclopedia) OraibiOraibiōrīˈbē [key], pueblo, N Ariz., on a mesa N of Winslow. It was built c.1150 and was discovered in 1540 by Pedro de Tovar, a lieutenant of Coronado. The mission of San…Badoglio, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Badoglio, PietroBadoglio, Pietropyāˈtrō bädôˈlyō [key], 1871–1956, Italian soldier and public official. After serving in World War I, he was governor of Libya (1929–33) and succeeded…Slatkin, Leonard
(Encyclopedia) Slatkin, LeonardSlatkin, Leonardslătˈkĭn [key], 1944–, American conductor, b. Los Angeles. Slatkin is known for his interpretations of 20th-century American music as well as of the…Sowerby, Leo
(Encyclopedia) Sowerby, LeoSowerby, Leosōˈərbē [key], 1895–1968, American composer and organist, b. Grand Rapids, Mich. Sowerby studied at the American Conservatory, Chicago, and with Percy Grainger…Rougemont, Denis de
(Encyclopedia) Rougemont, Denis deRougemont, Denis dedənēˈ də r&oomacr;zhmôNˈ [key], 1906–85, French philosopher and critic, b. Switzerland. He moved to Paris in 1936 and published numerous…Trending
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