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Fulk

(Encyclopedia) FulkFulkfŭlk [key], 1092–1143, Latin king of Jerusalem (1131–43), count of Anjou (1109–29) as Fulk V, great-grandson of Fulk Nerra. He journeyed (1120) to the Holy Land as a pilgrim…

Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) GeoffreyGeoffreyjĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to…

Brewer's: Geoffrey Crayon

The hypothetical author of the Sketch Book. Washington Irving, of New York (1783-1859). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GeologyGentleman of Paper and Wax A…

Elton, Sir Geoffrey Rudolph

(Encyclopedia) Elton, Sir Geoffrey Rudolph, 1921–94, English historian, b. Germany as Geoffrey Rudolph Ehrenberg. He was educated at the Univ. of London and began teaching at Cambridge in 1949,…

Geoffrey Beene 2004 Deaths

Geoffrey BeeneAge: 77 couturier whose innovative, modern designs emphasized the curves of women's bodies and often featured spiral seams. He also designed men's clothing. Died: Manhattan,…

Wace

(Encyclopedia) WaceWacewās [key], c.1100–1174, Norman-French poet of Jersey. King Henry II made him canon of Bayeux. His Roman de Brut (1155) is a long, rhymed chronicle of British history based on…

Geoffrey of Monmouth

(Encyclopedia) Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouthmŏnˈməth [key], c.1100–1154, English author. He was probably born at Monmouth and was of either Breton or Welsh descent. In 1152 he was named…

Howe, Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Geoffrey (Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon), 1926–2015, British political leader, b. Port Talbot, Wales. After service in the British army, he studied law at…