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(Encyclopedia) JelgavaJelgavayĕlˈgävä [key], also Yelgava, Ger. Mitau, city (2011 provisional pop. 59,449), in Latvia, on the Lielupe River. It is a major rail hub and a trade center for grain and…International Civil Aviation Organization
(Encyclopedia) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 190…Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer
(Encyclopedia) Lutyens, Sir Edwin LandseerLutyens, Sir Edwin Landseerlŭˈchənz, lŭˈtyənz [key], 1869–1944, English architect. He began his career designing small houses in Surrey and later executed a…Noske, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Noske, GustavNoske, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf nôsˈkə [key], 1868–1946, German politician, a Social Democrat. A former member of the Reichstag, he was in charge of the armed forces…Mumford, Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Mumford, Lewis, 1895–1990, American social philosopher, b. Flushing, N.Y.; educ. City College of New York, Columbia, New York Univ., and the New School for Social Research. A critic of…Murphy, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Murphy, Frank, 1890–1949, American political figure, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1940–49), b. Harbor Beach, Mich. After serving as a U.S. attorney (1919–20) and as a judge…Mourou, Gérard Albert
(Encyclopedia) Mourou, Gérard Albert, 1944–, French physicist, Ph.D. Pierre and Marie Curie Univ. (now part of Sorbonne Univ.), 1973. Mourou was a professor at the Univ. of Rochester, New York, from…Mallea, Eduardo
(Encyclopedia) Mallea, EduardoMallea, Eduardoāˌᵺwärˈᵺō mäyāˈä [key], 1903–82, Argentine novelist and essayist. Mallea is considered one of the outstanding Latin American literary figures.…Penry, John
(Encyclopedia) Penry, John, 1559–93, British Puritan author, an instigator of the Marprelate controversy, b. Wales, grad. Cambridge and Oxford. While at college he became an ardent Puritan. In 1587…Cormack, Allan MacLeod
(Encyclopedia) Cormack, Allan MacLeodCormack, Allan MacLeodməkloudˈ, côrˈmək [key], 1924–98, American physicist, b. Johannesburg, South Africa. After studying at the Univ. of Cape Town (B.S. physics…Trending
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