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Lotto, Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) Lotto, LorenzoLotto, Lorenzolōrĕnˈtsō lôtˈtō [key], c.1480–1556, Venetian painter. His work reflects the influence of several great contemporaries from Bellini to Titian, but preserves…Meroë
(Encyclopedia) MeroëMeroëmĕrˈōē [key], ancient city in N Sudan, on the east bank of the Nile, N of Khartoum. In the mid-6th cent. b.c., Meroë replaced Napata as the central city of the Cushite…Chiba
(Encyclopedia) Chiba Chiba chēˈbä [key], city, capital of Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo…Kohler, Kaufmann
(Encyclopedia) Kohler, KaufmannKohler, Kaufmannkoufˈmən kōˈlər [key], 1843–1926, American rabbi, scholar, and leader in Reform Judaism, b. Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States in 1869 and…Jones, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jim, 1931–78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher from the 1950s and onetime head of the city's Human Rights Commission, Jones…ark
(Encyclopedia) ark, in the Bible. 1 Boat of Noah, which he built at God's command to preserve his family and certain creatures from the Deluge. 2 Ark of the Covenant, the sacred wooden chest of the…Erechtheus
(Encyclopedia) ErechtheusErechtheusĕrĕkˈthēəs [key], in Greek mythology, king of Athens. On the advice of an oracle he sacrificed one of his daughters during the battle between the Athenians and the…Beaumont, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Beaumont, FrancisBeaumont, Francisbōˈmŏnt [key], 1584?–1616, English dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he studied at Oxford and the Inner Temple. His literary reputation is…Warner, Glenn Scobey
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Glenn Scobey, 1871–1954, American football coach, commonly known as “Pop” Warner, b. Springville, N.Y., grad. Cornell (LL.B., 1894). He excelled as guard (1892–94) on the…Thiruvananthapuram
(Encyclopedia) ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuramtĭrˌ&oomacr;vənŭnˌtəp&oobreve;rˈəm [key], formerly TrivandrumThiruvananthapuramtrĭvănˈdrəm [key], city (1991 pop. 826,255), capital and…Trending
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