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(Encyclopedia) UrracaUrraca&oomacr;räˈkä [key], d. 1126, Spanish queen of Castile and León (1109–26), daughter and successor of Alfonso VI. Her first husband, Raymond of Burgundy, died in 1107,…Cobb, Ty
(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Ty (Tyrus Raymond Cobb), 1886–1961, American baseball player, b. Narrows, Ga. In 1905 he joined the Detroit Tigers as center fielder and in his 24 years in the American League…Eleanor of Provence
(Encyclopedia) Eleanor of ProvenceEleanor of ProvenceprôväNsˈ [key], d. 1291, queen consort of Henry III of England. The daughter of Raymond Berengar, count of Provence, she was married to Henry in…Firth, Sir Raymond William
(Encyclopedia) Firth, Sir Raymond William, 1901–2002, British social anthropologist, b. Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at Auckland Univ. and studied with Bronislaw Malinowski at the London…Brain Trust
(Encyclopedia) Brain Trust, the group of close advisers to Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was governor of New York state and during his first years as President. The name was applied to them…Orosius, Paulus
(Encyclopedia) Orosius, PaulusOrosius, Paulusōrōˈshēəs [key], c.385–420, Iberian priest, theologian, and historian, b. Tarragona, Spain or Braga, Portugal. He went to see St. Augustine (c.413) and…Robinson, Arthur Napoleon Raymond
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Arthur Napoleon Raymond, 1926–2014, Trinidadian political leader, b. Tobago. A barrister before being elected (1961) to parliament, he was a founding member of the People's…Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry, 1819–92, American naval officer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Appointed midshipman in 1833, he served in the Mexican War. In the Civil War he took part in the…Raymond Peter KOGOVSEK, Congress, CO (1941)
KOGOVSEK Raymond Peter , a Representative from Colorado; born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., August 19, 1941; graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School, 1959; attended Pueblo Junior College,…Oscar Raymond LUHRING, Congress, IN (1879-1944)
LUHRING Oscar Raymond , a Representative from Indiana; born in Haubstadt, Gibson County, Ind., February 11, 1879; attended the public schools; was graduated in law from the University of Virginia…Trending
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