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Felton, William Harrell
(Encyclopedia) Felton, William Harrell, 1823–1909, American political leader, b. Oglethorpe co., Ga. After studying medicine he practiced for awhile, but gave it up for farming in 1847. Ordained a…Monckton, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Monckton, RobertMonckton, Robertmŭngkˈtən [key], 1726–82, British general. After service in Flanders and Germany during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48), he was sent (1752…Murat, Joachim
(Encyclopedia) Murat, JoachimMurat, JoachimzhōäshăNˈ müräˈ [key], 1767–1815, marshal of France, king of Naples (1808–15). He left his theological studies to enter the army and fought in Egypt under…Mullan, John
(Encyclopedia) Mullan, John, 1830–1909, American army officer and pioneer road builder, b. Norfolk, Va., grad. St John's Colllege, 1847, West Point, 1852. He was one of the chief aides of General I.…Mutharika, Bingu wa
(Encyclopedia) Mutharika, Bingu waMutharika, Bingu wabēngˈg&oomacr; wä m&oomacr;täˈrēkä [key], 1934–2012, Malawian economist and political leader, b. Nyasaland (now Malawi) as Brightson…Zhang Xianliang
(Encyclopedia) Zhang XianliangZhang Xianliangjäng shyän-lyäng [key], 1936–, Chinese writer. During the 1957 antirightist campaign, the Chinese Communists judged his poetry deviant and sentenced him…popular sovereignty
(Encyclopedia) popular sovereignty, in U.S. history, doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves. Although the doctrine won wide…Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Pirogov, Nikolai IvanovichPirogov, Nikolai Ivanovichnyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch pĭrōgôfˈ [key], 1810–81, Russian surgeon, b. Moscow. He entered Moscow Univ. at the age of 14 and completed the…Paulinus
(Encyclopedia) Paulinus or Suetonius Paulinus (Caius Suetonius Paulinus)Suetonius Paulinusswētōˈnēəs [key]Suetonius Paulinus pôlīˈnəs [key], d. after a.d. 69, Roman general. Under Claudius I he was…Parker, Alton Brooks
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Alton Brooks, 1852–1926, American jurist, U.S. presidential candidate (1904), b. Cortland, N.Y. He practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., and was (1877–85) surrogate of Ulster co., N…Trending
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