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Leach, Edmund Ronald
(Encyclopedia) Leach, Edmund Ronald, 1910–89, British anthropologist, grad. Cambridge (B.A., 1932; M.A., 1938) and Univ. of London (Ph.D., 1947). He was (1957–72) university reader in social…Cirebon
(Encyclopedia) Cirebon Cirebon chēˌrĭbŏnˈ [key], formerly Tjirebon, port city, district, and seaport, N…Chambord
(Encyclopedia) Chambord, château, park, and village (1993 est. pop. 200), all owned by the state, in Loir-et-Cher dept., N central France. The huge Renaissance château, built by Francis I and set in…Hopkins, Mark, American railroad builder and merchant
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Mark, 1813–78, American railroad builder and merchant, b. Henderson, N.Y. A clerk in a village store and later a commission merchant in New York City, he was more than 35…Kamloops
(Encyclopedia) KamloopsKamloopskămˈl&oomacr;ps [key], city (1991 pop. 67,057), S British Columbia, Canada, at the junction of the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers. A trading post was…Kanazawa
(Encyclopedia) KanazawaKanazawakäˌnäˈzäwä [key], city (1990 pop. 442,868), capital of Ishikawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. It produces cotton and silk textiles, machinery…Sainte Anne, Lac
(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne, Lac, lake, 21 sq mi (54.5 sq km), central Alta., Canada, west of Edmonton. It has a maximum depth of 30 ft (9 m). The village of Lac Ste Anne, on the lake's south shore,…Parícutin
(Encyclopedia) ParícutinParícutinpärēˈk&oomacr;tēn [key], active volcano, c.8,200 ft (2,500 m) high, Michoacán state, W central Mexico. In one of the most spectacular eruptions of modern times,…Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant (Wilson)
(Encyclopedia) Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant (Wilson), 1828–97, Scottish author. She was widowed at the age of 31 and subsequently supported her own three children and her brother and his family.…Endicott
(Encyclopedia) Endicott Endicott ĕnˈdĭkət, –kätˌ [key], village (2020 pop. 13,667),…Trending
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