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Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of, 1506?–1552, protector of England. He served on various military and diplomatic missions for Henry VIII and, after the marriage of his sister Jane to…Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Burghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st BaronBurghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baronboth: bûrˈlē [key], 1520–98, English statesman. He first rose to prominence during the…Ivan IV
(Encyclopedia) Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible, 1530–84, grand duke of Moscow (1533–84), the first Russian ruler to assume formally the title of czar. In his later years, Ivan's character, always…Annan, Kofi Atta
(Encyclopedia) Annan, Kofi AttaAnnan, Kofi Attakōˈfē äˈtä ănˈən [key] 1938–2018, Ghanaian diplomat, the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2006) and the first person to hold that…Constantine I, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine I or Constantine the GreatConstantine Ikŏnˈstəntēn, –tīn [key], 288?–337, Roman emperor, b. Naissus (present-day Niš, Serbia). He was the son of Constantius I and Helena…Murray, Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Gilbert (George Gilbert Aimé Murray), 1866–1957, British classical scholar, b. Sydney, Australia. In 1908 Murray was appointed regius professor of Greek at Oxford. He is best…Mathews, Shailer
(Encyclopedia) Mathews, Shailer, 1863–1941, American theologian, educator, and author, b. Portland, Maine, studied at Colby College, at Newton Theological Institution, and at the Univ. of Berlin.…Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte deMaurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte dezhäN frādārēkˈ fālēpōˈ kôNt də môrəpäˈ [key], 1701–81, French statesman. He succeeded his…Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland
(Encyclopedia) Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, 1956– British government official. She was an administrator for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1977–83), director of…Ngouabi, Marien
(Encyclopedia) Ngouabi, Marien, 1938–77, Congolese army officer and political leader. After military training in France, he served in the Congo Republic's army and started the country's first…Trending
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