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Murad IV
(Encyclopedia) Murad IV, 1612?–1640, Ottoman sultan (1623–40), nephew and successor of Mustafa I. He recovered (1638) Baghdad, which Shah Abbas I of Persia had seized. On his victory he sent an order…Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril Norman
(Encyclopedia) Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, British chemist, D.Sc. Oxford, 1924. In 1937 Hinshelwood became a professor at Oxford, where he remained until his retirement in 1964. He…Ramaphosa, Cyril
(Encyclopedia) Ramaphosa, Cyril (Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa), 1952–, South African political leader, b. Johannesburg. A lawyer, he became involved in the antiapartheid Black Consciousness Movement…Celestine I, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Celestine I, SaintCelestine I, Saintsĕlˈəstĭn [key], d. 432, pope (422–32), an Italian; successor of St. Boniface I. The opposition of St. Cyril of Alexandria to Nestorianism inspired…Semyonov, Nikolay Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Semyonov, Nikolay Nikolayevich, or Nikolai Nikolaevic Semenov, 1896–1986, Soviet physical chemist, Ph.D. Petrograd Univ., 1917. Semyonov was a professor at the Leningrad Physico-…Out of the Past <span class="date" >(1947)</span>
Director: Jacques TourneurCast: Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Jane Greer and Rhonda Fleming The classic example of film noir. Though reference to noir seems to be considered de rigeur among…Mary Stuart 2002 Deaths
Mary StuartAge: 76 actress who played Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur on Search for Tomorrow and Meta Bauer on The Guiding Light. Died: New York City, Feb. 28, 2002Joe Strummer R…Nestorianism
(Encyclopedia) Nestorianism, Christian heresy that held Jesus to be two distinct persons, closely and inseparably united. In 428, Emperor Theodosius II named an abbot of Antioch, Nestorius (d. 451…Church Slavonic
(Encyclopedia) Church Slavonic, language belonging to the South Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages). Although it is still the…Monophysitism
(Encyclopedia) MonophysitismMonophysitismmənŏfˈĭsĭtˌĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=belief in a single nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent., which grew out of a reaction against Nestorianism. It was…Trending
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