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Bliss, Tasker Howard
(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853–1930, American army officer and statesman, b. Lewisburg, Pa., grad. West Point, 1875. He was (1898) chief of staff to Gen. James H. Wilson in the Puerto Rico…Thrasybulus
(Encyclopedia) ThrasybulusThrasybulusthrăsˌəby&oomacr;ˈləs [key], d. c.389 b.c., Athenian statesman. A strong supporter of the democratic and anti-Spartan party, he successfully opposed (411 b.c…Thutmose I
(Encyclopedia) Thutmose IThutmose Ithŭtˈmōz, tŭtˈ– [key] or Thothmes IThutmose Ithŏthˈmēz, tōtˈmĕs [key], d. 1495 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, third ruler of the XVIII dynasty; successor of Amenhotep…Wilders, Geert
(Encyclopedia) Wilders, Geert, 1963–, Dutch politician. known for his far-right and anti-immigration views. A member of People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1989, he was elected to the…Wethersfield
(Encyclopedia) WethersfieldWethersfieldwĕᵺˈərzfēld [key], town (1990 pop. 25,651), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Connecticut River, adjoining Hartford on the north; settled 1634 by colonists…Vivekananda
(Encyclopedia) VivekanandaVivekanandavēˌvəkənŭnˈdə [key], 1863–1902, Hindu mystic, major exponent of Vedanta philosophy. He was born of a well-to-do family in Calcutta (now Kolkata), and his given…Kohl, Helmut
(Encyclopedia) Kohl, Helmut (Helmut Josef Michael Kohl)Kohl, Helmuthĕlˈm&oobreve;tˌ yōˈzĕfˌ mĭkhˈäĕl kōl [key], 1930–2017, German statesman, chancellor of West Germany (1982–1990) and reunified…Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia) Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st MarquessCornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquesscôrnwälˈĭs [key], 1738–1805, English general and statesman. He was commissioned an ensign in the…Rugova, Ibrahim
(Encyclopedia) Rugova, IbrahimRugova, Ibrahimēbrähēmˈ r&oomacr;gōˈvā [key] 1944–2006, ethnic Albanian leader in Kosovo. A scholar and author, he studied at Kosovo's Priština Univ. and the…Rizzio, David
(Encyclopedia) Rizzio, DavidRizzio, Davidrĭtˈsēō [key], 1533?–1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the…Trending
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