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Brunswick, former state, Germany
(Encyclopedia) BrunswickBrunswickbrŭnzˈwĭk [key], Ger. BraunschweigBrunswickbrounˈshfīk [key], former state, central Germany, surrounded by the former Prussian provinces of Saxony, Hanover, and…Walsh, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Walsh, Bill (William Ernest Walsh), 1931–2007, American football coach, b. Los Angeles. He played football at San Jose State Univ. (B.A. 1955, M.A. 1959) and went into coaching,…Göttingen
(Encyclopedia) Göttingen Göttingen götˈĭng-ən [key], city, Lower Saxony, central Germany, on the Leine River. It is…Mawson, Sir Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Mawson, Sir Douglas, 1882–1958, Australian antarctic explorer and geologist, b. England. His first geographical expedition was to the New Hebrides Islands as a geologist in 1903. As a…Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of
(Encyclopedia) Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess ofwĭnˈzər [key],1896–1986, American-born wife of Edward, duke of Windsor, who, as Edward VIII, abdicated the…Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry
(Encyclopedia) Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, British antarctic explorer, b. Ireland. The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F.…Margaux Hemingway
Margaux Hemingway(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up…Margaux Hemingway Biography
Margaux Hemingway(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up…Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe
(Encyclopedia) Taine, Hippolyte AdolpheTaine, Hippolyte Adolphetān, Fr. ēpôlētˈ ädôlfˈ tĕn [key], 1828–93, French critic and historian. A brilliant student, he gained recognition with the publication…Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore…Trending
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