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Powell, Enoch
(Encyclopedia) Powell, Enoch, 1912–98, British politician. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was a fellow there (1934–38) and professor of Greek at the Univ. of Sydney, Australia (1937–39).…Balkenende, Jan Peter
(Encyclopedia) Balkenende, Jan PeterBalkenende, Jan Peteryän pāətûr bälˈkənĕndə [key], 1956–, Dutch political leader, prime minister of the Netherlands (2002–10), b. Kapelle. He attended the Free…Mbuji-Mayi
(Encyclopedia) Mbuji-MayiMbuji-Mayiəmb&oomacr;ˈjē-mīˈyē [key], formerly BakwangaBakwangabäkwängˈgä [key], city (1984 pop. 486,235), capital of Kasai-Oriental prov., S central Congo (Kinshasa), on…Kurz, Sebastian
(Encyclopedia) Kurz, Sebastian, 1986–, Austrian politician, federal chancellor of Austria (2017–), b. Vienna. A member of the conservative People's party, he was active in the party's youth wing and…Stephen, Saint, duke and king of Hungary
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, Saint, or Stephen I, 975–1038, duke (997–1001) and first king (1001–38) of Hungary, called the Apostle of Hungary. The Hungarian state may be said to date from his reign.…Cockran, William Bourke
(Encyclopedia) Cockran, William BourkeCockran, William Bourkekŏkˈrən [key], 1854–1923, American political leader, b. Co. Sligo, Ireland. He emigrated to New York City at the age of 17 and in 1876 was…Mahajanga
(Encyclopedia) MahajangaMahajangamäˌhäjängˈgä [key], formerly MajungaMajungamäj&oomacr;ngˈgä [key], city (1993 pop. 100,807), NW Madagascar, on the Mozambique Channel. Despite its shallow harbor…Mercosur
(Encyclopedia) Mercosur or Mercosul, officially the Common Market of the South, Latin American trade organization established in 1991 to increase economic cooperation among the countries of E South…Abbey, Edward Paul
(Encyclopedia) Abbey, Edward Paul, 1927–1989, American writer and environmentalist, b. Indiana, Pa., grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.A. 1951, M.A. 1956). An ardent, sometimes abrasive advocate for the…Simcoe, John Graves
(Encyclopedia) Simcoe, John GravesSimcoe, John Gravessĭmˈkō [key], 1752–1806, British army officer, first governor of Upper Canada (Ontario). He served with the British in the American Revolution.…Trending
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