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Telica
(Encyclopedia) Telica, active volcano, 3,481 ft (1,061 m), León dept., W Nicaragua, in the Cordillera de los Maribizos, 19 mi (30 km) N of the town of León. An explosive stratovolcano, it has six…Daudet, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Daudet, Léon, 1867–1942, French author, most famous for his biting criticism of the Third Republic, and of democracy in general as editor of the right-wing daily Action Française with…Zamora
(Encyclopedia) ZamoraZamorathämōˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 63,436), capital of Zamora prov., NW Spain, in Castile and León, on the Duero River. It is a communications and agricultural marketing and…Paducah
(Encyclopedia) PaducahPaducahpədy&oomacr;ˈkə, –d&oomacr;ˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 27,256), seat of McCracken co., SW Ky., on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Tennessee River; inc. as a city…Kroll, Leon
(Encyclopedia) Kroll, LeonKroll, Leonkrōl [key], 1884–1974, American painter and lithographer, b. New York City. Kroll studied in New York with J. H. Twachtman and later in Paris. He returned to New…Jouhaux, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Jouhaux, LéonJouhaux, LéonlāôNˈ zh&oomacr;-ōˈ [key], 1879–1954, French Socialist labor leader. He headed the Confédération Générale du Travail from 1909 to 1947, when he resigned…De Leon, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) De Leon, DanielDe Leon, Danieldē lēˈŏn [key], 1852–1914, American socialist leader. Born on the island of Curaçao of Spanish-American parents, he was educated in Germany and the…1999 Deaths: A - F
Alice AdamsJoey AdamsJoe AdcockMartin AgronskyDolores Jimenez AlcantaraAvery C. AlexanderForrest (Forddy) AndersonBob BackusAbdel-Latif BaghdadiHerman BallIan BannenLeon BarzinLionel…Dabo, Leon
(Encyclopedia) Dabo, LeonDabo, Leondäˈbō [key], 1868–1960, American painter, b. Detroit. He worked with John La Farge, studied in Paris under Puvis de Chavannes, and was influenced by Whistler and by…Gleizes, Albert Léon
(Encyclopedia) Gleizes, Albert LéonGleizes, Albert Léonälbĕrˈ lāôNˈ glĕz [key], 1881–1953, French cubist painter, illustrator, and writer. He was among the outstanding cubists in the Salon des…Trending
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