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(Encyclopedia) Freiberg Freiberg frīˈbĕrkh [key], city, Saxony, E Germany. It is an industrial center and a rail…Campagnola, Domenico
(Encyclopedia) Campagnola, DomenicoCampagnola, Domenicodōmĕˈnēkō kämpänyôˈlä [key], 1500–c.1564, painter and engraver. Although Campagnola worked exclusively in Italy, there are documents indicating…Ben Yehudah, Eliezer
(Encyclopedia) Ben Yehudah, EliezerBen Yehudah, Eliezerĕlĭĕˈzər bĕn yĕh&oomacr;ˈdă [key], 1858–1922, Jewish scholar and leader, b. Lithuania. He settled in Palestine as early as 1881, where he…Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie
(Encyclopedia) Leconte de Lisle, Charles MarieLeconte de Lisle, Charles Marieshärl märēˈ ləkôNtˈ də lēl [key], 1818–94, French poet. His first two books of poetry, Poèmes antiques (1852) and Poèmes…Leinsdorf, Erich
(Encyclopedia) Leinsdorf, ErichLeinsdorf, Erichĕrˈĭkh līzˈdôrf, līntsˈ– [key], 1912–93, American conductor, b. Vienna. Leinsdorf studied at the Vienna state academy of music and in 1934 began his…Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro
(Encyclopedia) Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro, 1942–, Equatoguinean military and political leader, president of Equatorial Guinea (1979–). He graduated (1963) from Spain's Zaragoza Military Academy…Karfiol, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Karfiol, BernardKarfiol, Bernardkärˈfēŏl [key], 1886–1952, American painter, b. Budapest of American parents; educated in Brooklyn, N.Y. He studied at the National Academy of Design in…Kassem, Abdul Karim
(Encyclopedia) Kassem, Abdul KarimKassem, Abdul Karimäbd&oobreve;lˈ kärēmˈ kässēmˈ [key], 1914–63, Iraqi general and politician. A graduate (1934) of the Iraqi military academy, he attended the…Kollwitz, Käthe Schmidt
(Encyclopedia) Kollwitz, Käthe SchmidtKollwitz, Käthe Schmidtkāˈtə shmĭt kôlˈvĭts [key], 1867–1945, German graphic artist and sculptor. She first gained a reputation with her illustrations for…Maceió
(Encyclopedia) MaceióMaceióməsāôˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 629,041), capital of Alagoas state, E Brazil, on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. Its port is at Jaraguá.…Trending
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