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Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st ViscountGoschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscountgōˈshən [key], 1831–1907, British statesman. A leading financier, he was elected (1863) to…Idfu
(Encyclopedia) IdfuIdfuĭdˈf&oomacr; [key] or EdfuIdfuĕdˈ– [key], town (1986 pop. 45,737), S central Egypt, on the Nile River. It is an agricultural trade center and has paper mills and a sugar…Hobsbawm, Eric John Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Hobsbawm, Eric John Ernest , 1917–2012, British Marxist historian, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Educated at Cambridge (Ph.D., 1951), he joined the Communist party there in 1936. He served in…incarnation
(Encyclopedia) incarnation, the assumption of human form by a god, an idea common in religion. In early times the idea was expressed in the belief that certain living men, often kings or priests,…lusterware
(Encyclopedia) lusterware, kind of pottery with an overglaze finish containing copper and silver or other materials that give the effect of iridescence. The process may have been invented and was…Nekhtnebf
(Encyclopedia) Nekhtnebf or NekhtnebefNekhtnebefboth: nĕkhtˌnĕbˈəf [key], Gr. Nectanebo I, d. 361 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (379–361 b.c.), founder of the XXX dynasty. By the gallant defense of the…net
(Encyclopedia) net, mesh fabric, known from prehistoric times. Nets have been made of many materials, including sinews, strips of hide, silk, vegetable and synthetic fibers, and metallic threads.…oracle
(Encyclopedia) oracle, in Greek religion, priest or priestess who imparted the response of a god to a human questioner. The word is also used to refer to the response itself and to the shrine of a…Demetrius Phalereus
(Encyclopedia) Demetrius PhalereusDemetrius Phalereusdĭmēˈtrēəs [key]Demetrius Phalereusfəlērˈ&oomacr;s, fəlērˈēəs [key] [Lat.,=of Phalerum], d. c.280 b.c., Athenian orator. One of the first…Denon, Dominique-Vivant, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Denon, Dominique-Vivant, BaronDenon, Dominique-Vivant, Barondōmēnēkˈ-vēväN bärôNˈ dənôNˈ [key], 1747–1825, French artist, writer, and archaeologist. He had a brilliant career as an…Trending
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