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Selected Educators and Scholars Noam Chomsky See also Women Educators and Scholars African-American Scholars and Educators Hispanic-American Leaders and Activists People in…Bolyai
(Encyclopedia) BolyaiBolyaibōˈlyoi [key], family of Hungarian mathematicians. The father, Farkas, or Wolfgang, Bolyai, 1775–1856, b. Bolya, Transylvania, was educated in Nagyszeben from 1781 to 1796…von Sydow, Max
(Encyclopedia) von Sydow, Max, 1929–2020, Swedish actor, b. Carl Adolf von Sydow. He worked with director Ingmar Bergman at the Malmö Municipal Theatre (1955–60) before moving to Stockhom and joining…Xerxes the Great
The Persian king who nearly conquered Greece This carving on Xerxes' tomb depicts soldiers from the many nations of the Achaemenid Empire.The first of many Persian empires was the Achaemenid Empire.…George Vernon HANSEN, Congress, ID (1930)
HANSEN George Vernon , a Representative from Idaho; born in Tetonia, Teton County, Idaho, September 14, 1930; attended public schools; B.A., Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, 1956; did graduate work…Mason, Bobbie Ann
(Encyclopedia) Mason, Bobbie Ann, 1940–, American regional author, b. Mayfield, Ky., grad. Univ. of Kentucky (B.A., 1962), State Univ. of New York, Binghamton (M.A., 1966), Univ. of Connecticut (Ph.D…Liebknecht, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Liebknecht, KarlLiebknecht, Karlkärl lēpˈkənĕkht [key], 1871–1919, German socialist, leader of the Spartacus party; son of Wilhelm Liebknecht. His antimilitaristic writings caused his…Duisburg
(Encyclopedia) Duisburg Duisburg düsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, at the…Kraepelin, Emil
(Encyclopedia) Kraepelin, EmilKraepelin, Emilkrĕpəlēnˈ [key], 1856–1926, German psychiatrist, educated at Würzburg (M.D., 1878). He also studied under Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig, and was appointed…Müller, Max
(Encyclopedia) Müller, Max (Friedrich Maximilian Müller, Friedrich Max Müller, or Friedrich Max-Müller)Müller, Maxmäks [key]Müller, Max mülˈər [key]Müller, Max;frēˈdrĭkh mäkˌsēmēlˈyän [key], 1823–…Trending
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