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Gamelin, Maurice Gustave

(Encyclopedia) Gamelin, Maurice GustaveGamelin, Maurice Gustavemôrēsˈ güstävˈ gäməlăNˈ [key], 1872–1958, French army officer. During World War I he served on General Joffre's staff and as a division…

Gaines, Edmund Pendleton

(Encyclopedia) Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. army officer, b. Culpeper co., Va.; brother of George Strother Gaines. He spent his boyhood in Tennessee and at the age of 22 joined the U.S.…

Andreotti, Giulio

(Encyclopedia) Andreotti, GiulioAndreotti, Giuliojē&oomacr;ˈlēō änˌdrāätē [key], 1919–2013, Italian political leader. A leading member of the Christian Democratic party, Andreotti held a variety…

Vergniaud, Pierre Victurnien

(Encyclopedia) Vergniaud, Pierre VicturnienVergniaud, Pierre Victurnienpyĕr vēktürnyăNˈ vĕrnyōˈ [key], 1753–93, French revolutionary. A brilliant lawyer, he gained attention (1790) when defending…

Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron, 1731–1806, lord chancellor of England. Called to the bar in 1754, he enjoyed considerable success in legal practice. He was made a king's counsel in…

Bedford, Sybille

(Encyclopedia) Bedford, Sybille, 1911–2006, English writer, b. Charlottenberg, Germany, as Sybille von Schoenebeck. She worked as a legal reporter for various publications, covering more than 100…

Whitelocke, Bulstrode

(Encyclopedia) Whitelocke, BulstrodeWhitelocke, Bulstrodeb&oobreve;lˈstrōd hwĭtˈlŏk [key], 1605–75, English statesman. A lawyer and member of the Long Parliament, he was head of the committee…

Stepinac, Aloysius Victor

(Encyclopedia) Stepinac, Aloysius Victor, Croatian, Alojzije Viktor StepinacStepinac, Aloysius Victor,stĕpˈĭnäts [key], 1898–1960, Yugoslav prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Croatia-…

Khodorkovsky, Mikhail Borisovich

(Encyclopedia) Khodorkovsky, Mikhail BorisovichKhodorkovsky, Mikhail Borisovichmēkhəyēlˈ bərēˈsəvĭch kōdôrkôfˈskē [key], 1963–, Russian business executive. In the waning years of the Soviet Union, he…

Morris, Richard Brandon

(Encyclopedia) Morris, Richard Brandon, 1904–89, American historian, b. New York City. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1930, taught (1927–49) at the College of the City of New York, became a…