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Gretzky, Wayne
(Encyclopedia) Gretzky, Wayne (Wayne Douglas Gretzky), 1961–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Brantford, Ont. He played with the Edmonton Oilers (1978–88), Los Angeles Kings (1988–96), St. Louis Blues…Hofmannsthal, Hugo von
(Encyclopedia) Hofmannsthal, Hugo vonHofmannsthal, Hugo vonh&oomacr;ˈgō fən hōfˈmänstäl [key], 1874–1929, Austrian dramatist and poet. His first verses were published when he was 16 years old,…Hosea
(Encyclopedia) HoseaHoseahōzēˈə, –zāˈə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It relates something of the career of the prophet Hosea who preached against the sins of the northern kingdom of Israel in…Jones, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jim, 1931–78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher from the 1950s and onetime head of the city's Human Rights Commission, Jones…Aoun, Michel Naim
(Encyclopedia) Aoun, Michel Naïm, 1935–, Lebanese military and political leader. A graduate of Lebanon's military academy (1958), he fought in several major battles during the civil war (1975–90),…James, epistle of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia) James, letter of the New Testament, traditionally classified among the Catholic, or General, Epistles. The James of its ascription is traditionally identified with St. James the Less.…Janša, Janez
(Encyclopedia) Janša, Janez, 1958–, Slovenian political leader, prime minister of Slovenia (2004–08, 2012–13, 2020–). Working as a journalist and computer programmer, he wrote articles in the 1980s…Luke, Gospel according to Saint
(Encyclopedia) Luke, Gospel according to Saint, third book of the New Testament. It was composed in the second half of the 1st cent. Since the 2d cent. it and the Acts of the Apostles have been…Mahama, John Dramani
(Encyclopedia) Mahama, John DramaniMahama, John Dramanidrämäˈnē mähäˈmä [key], 1958–, Ghanaian political leader, grad. Univ. of Ghana, Legon (1981, 1986), Institute of Social Sciences, Moscow (1988…Osler, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Osler, Sir WilliamOsler, Sir Williamōˈslər [key], 1849–1919, Canadian physician, M.D. McGill Univ., 1872. Renowned as a physician and as a medical historian, he was also the most…Trending
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