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Somare, Sir Michael Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Somare, Sir Michael Thomas Somare, Sir Michael Thomas sōmäˈrā [key], 1936–2021, Papua New Guinea…

Papua New Guinea

(Encyclopedia) Papua New GuineaPapua New Guineapăpˈ&oomacr;ə, –y&oomacr;ə, gĭnˈē [key], officially Independent State of Papua New Guinea, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 6,672…

Coningham, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Coningham, Sir ArthurConingham, Sir Arthurkŭnˈĭng-əm [key], 1895–1948, British air marshal, b. Australia. During World War I, he served first in the New Zealand army and then joined (…

Anderson, John

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, John, 1893–1962, Scottish-Australian philosopher, b. Scotland. A graduate of the Univ. of Glasgow, he taught (1918–27) at the universities of Cardiff, Glasgow, and Edinburgh…

Kenny, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Kenny, Elizabeth, 1886–1952, Australian nurse, b. New South Wales, grad. St. Ursula's College, Australia, 1902. She became “Sister” Kenny as a first lieutenant nurse (1914–18) in the…

Amadeus, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Amadeus, LakeAmadeus, Lakeəmăˈdēəs [key], large, usually dry, shallow salt lake, 340 sq mi (881 sq km), 76 mi (122 km) long, 12 mi (19 km) wide, SW Northern Territory, Australia. The…

Tolpuddle Martyrs

(Encyclopedia) Tolpuddle Martyrs, name given to six English agricultural laborers who in 1834 were prosecuted for trade union activities and sentenced to transportation. In 1833 these laborers, led…

Berkovits, Eliezer

(Encyclopedia) Berkovits, EliezerBerkovits, Eliezerĕlˌēāˈzər brˈkōvĭts [key], 1908–92, rabbi, theologian, and educator, b. Romania. He served in the rabbinate in Berlin (1934–39), in Leeds, England (…

Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park

(Encyclopedia) Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, 327,647 acres (132,566 hectares), SW Northern Territory, central Australia. This Anangu-owned park, leased to the Australian government by the…

Róheim, Géza

(Encyclopedia) Róheim, Géza, 1891–1953, Hungarian anthropologist and psychoanalyst. He was educated at the universities of Leipzig, Berlin, and Budapest (Ph.D., 1914). From 1928 to 1931 he did…