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Freycinet, Charles de
(Encyclopedia) Freycinet, Charles deFreycinet, Charles deshärl də frāsēnāˈ [key], 1828–1923, French statesman. A mining engineer, he helped Léon Gambetta organize resistance to the Germans during the…Carausius
(Encyclopedia) CarausiusCarausiuskərôshˈēəs [key], d. 293, Gallo-Roman military commander. He was stationed in Gaul, but Emperor Maximian suspected him of conspiring with the Germans and condemned…Tabora
(Encyclopedia) TaboraTaboratäbōˈrä [key], municipality (2012 pop. 226,999), capital of Tabora region, W central Tanzania. It is a trade and transportation center, connected by rail with Dar es Salaam…Odoacer
(Encyclopedia) OdoacerOdoacerōdōāˈsər [key] or OdovacarOdovacar–vāˈkər [key], c.435–493, chieftain of the Heruli, the Sciri, and the Rugii (see Germans). He and his troops were mercenaries in the…Mata Hari
(Encyclopedia) Mata HariMata Harimäˈtə häˈrē [key], 1876–1917, Dutch dancer and spy during World War I. Her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. She married (1895–1906) the Dutch captain…Maubeuge
(Encyclopedia) MaubeugeMaubeugemōbözhˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 35,225), Nord dept., N France, on the Sambre River near the Belgian border. Railroad and heating equipment, machine tools, glass, and…Kigoma
(Encyclopedia) KigomaKigomakēgōˈmäˈ [key], town, capital of Kigoma prov., W Tanzania, a port on Lake Tanganyika; combined with Ujiji in a single municipality, Kigoma-Ujiji (2012 pop. 215,458). It is…Kipnis, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Kipnis, AlexanderKipnis, Alexanderkĭpˈnĭs [key], 1891–1978, Russian-American operatic bass. He studied conducting at the Warsaw Conservatory and voice in Berlin. He made his operatic…Longo, Luigi
(Encyclopedia) Longo, LuigiLongo, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē lôngˈgō [key], 1900–1980, Italian political leader. He was a founder of the Italian Communist party in 1921. In the Spanish civil war he…Havre, Le
(Encyclopedia) Havre, Le Havre, Le lə äˈvrə [key], city, Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of…Trending
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