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Stieler, Adolf
(Encyclopedia) Stieler, AdolfStieler, Adolfäˈdôlf shtēˈlər [key], 1775–1836, German cartographer. He worked most of his life in the Justus Perthes Geographical Institution, Gotha, which published his…McClellan, George Brinton
(Encyclopedia) McClellan, George Brinton, 1826–85, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Philadelphia. After graduating (1846) from West Point, he served with distinction in the Mexican War and…Baptists
(Encyclopedia) Baptists, denomination of Protestant Christians holding a distinctive belief with regard to the ordinance of baptism. Since 1644 the name has been applied to those who maintain that…Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer
(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer, known as the “hero of Kittanning,” b. Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. He laid out the town of Carlisle, Pa. In 1756 he led the expedition that…Church, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Church, Sir Richard, 1784–1873, British army officer. After varied service, he organized a Greek regiment to defend (1812–15) the Ionian Islands, and in 1827 he was made generalissimo…Appleton, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Appleton, Daniel, 1785–1849, American publisher, b. Haverhill, Mass. The owner of a general store in Boston, he moved to New York in 1826, where he established one of the largest…Sá, Mem de
(Encyclopedia) Sá, Mem deSá, Mem demāN dĭ sä [key], d. 1572, Portuguese colonial official, governor-general of Brazil (1557?–1572). He drove (1567) the French colony from Guanabara Bay and founded…Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar
(Encyclopedia) Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, 1717–90, British general. Appointed (1775) governor of Gibraltar, he was forced to defend it against a combined Spanish and…diver
(Encyclopedia) diver, general term used to refer to many diving birds, e.g., the loon, the grebe, and some ducks, auks, and penguins.Bound Brook
(Encyclopedia) Bound Brook, borough (2020 pop. 10,030), Somerset co., N central N.J., on the Raritan River; settled 1681, inc. 1891. Largely…Trending
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