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Michel, Charles Yves Jean Ghislaine
(Encyclopedia) Michel, Charles Yves Jean Ghislaine, 1975–, Belgian political leader, b. Namur, grad. Free Univ. of Brussels and Univ. of Amsterdam (1998). A French-speaking Liberal, he served (1994–…Eindhoven
(Encyclopedia) Eindhoven Eindhoven īntˈhōˌfən [key], city, North Brabant prov., S Netherlands, on the Dommel River. It…Bourignon, Antoinette
(Encyclopedia) Bourignon, AntoinetteBourignon, AntoinetteäNtwänĕtˈ b&oomacr;rēnyôNˈ [key], 1616–80, Flemish Christian mystic, adherent of quietism. In 1636 she fled from home to avoid a marriage…Acosta, Uriel
(Encyclopedia) Acosta, UrielAcosta, Uriel&oomacr;rˈyĕl äkōˈstä [key], or Uriel da CostaUriel da Costadä kōˈstä [key], c.1585–1640, Jewish rationalist, b. Oporto, Portugal. His original name was…SANFORD, John, Congress, NY (1803-1857)
SANFORD John , a Representative from New York; born in Roxbury, Conn., June 3, 1803; received a good education; moved to Amsterdam, N.Y., in 1821; taught school in Amsterdam and afterward in…Samuel WALLIN, Congress, NY (1856-1917)
WALLIN Samuel , a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., July 31, 1856; moved with his parents to Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., in 1864; attended the public…John SANFORD, Congress, NY (1851-1939)
SANFORD John , a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., January 18, 1851; attended the common schools, Amsterdam Academy, and Poughkeepsie Military Institute;…Sephardim
(Encyclopedia) SephardimSephardimsəfärˈdəm [key], one of the two major geographic divisions of the Jewish people, consisting of those Jews whose forebears in the Middle Ages resided in the Iberian…Benedict ARNOLD, Congress, NY (1780-1849)
ARNOLD Benedict , a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., October 5, 1780; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits and also was an extensive…SANFORD, John, Congress, NY (1851-1939)
SANFORD, John, (son of Stephen Sanford and grandson of John Sanford [1803-1857]), a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., January 18, 1851; attended the…Trending
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