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Saint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur deSaint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur demärk-äNtwänˈ də zhārärˈ, syör də săNtämäNˈ [key], 1594–1661, French lyric poet. After…Green, Samuel Swett
(Encyclopedia) Green, Samuel Swett, 1837–1918, American librarian, b. Worcester, Mass. Green was librarian of the Worcester, Mass., Free Public Library (1871–1909) and was a member of the Free Public…Hogg, James Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Hogg, James Stephen, 1851–1906, governor of Texas (1891–95), b. Cherokee co., Tex. He was admitted (1875) to the Texas bar, and was county attorney (1879–81), district attorney (1881–…Hopkins, Johns
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Johns, 1795–1873, American financier and philanthropist, founder of Johns Hopkins Univ., b. Anne Arundel co., Md. In 1819 he founded his own commission firm, later known as…Kalanianole, Honah Kuhio
(Encyclopedia) Kalanianole, Honah KuhioKalanianole, Honah Kuhiohōˈnä k&oobreve;hēˈō kälänˌēänōˈlā [key], 1871–1922, delegate to U.S. Congress from the Territory of Hawaii. He was educated in…Panmunjom
(Encyclopedia) Panmunjom, officially PanmunjeomPanmunjeompănˌm&oobreve;njômˈ [key], village, N South Korea. It lies south of the 38th parallel, the military demarcation line that partitions Korea…Carrère, John Merven
(Encyclopedia) Carrère, John MervenCarrère, John Mervenkərârˈ [key], 1858–1911, American architect, b. Rio de Janeiro. After graduating from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, he worked under McKim,…Yamashita, Tomoyuki
(Encyclopedia) Yamashita, TomoyukiYamashita, Tomoyukitōmōˈy&oomacr;kē yämäˈshētä [key], 1888–1946, Japanese general. He studied military science in Germany. He commanded (1941) the Malayan…Yates, Richard, American political leader
(Encyclopedia) Yates, Richard, 1815–73, American political leader, b. Warsaw, Ky. He studied law and became a lawyer and Whig politician in Jacksonville, Ill. A state legislator (1842–46, 1848–50)…United States Merchant Marine Academy
(Encyclopedia) United States Merchant Marine Academy, at Kings Point, N.Y.; for the training of merchant marine officers; established 1936, opened 1943. The academy became coeducational in 1974.…Trending
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