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Mishima, Yukio
(Encyclopedia) Mishima, YukioMishima, Yukioy&oomacr;ˈkēō mĭshˈēmä [key], 1925–70, Japanese author, b. Tokyo. His original name was Kimitake Hiraoka and he was born into a samurai family. Mishima…Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd von
(Encyclopedia) Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd vonRundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd vonkärl r&oomacr;ˈdôlf gĕrt fən r&oobreve;ntˈshtĕt [key], 1875–1953, German field marshal. He proved his exceptional…Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon
(Encyclopedia) Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon, 1890–1973, American war hero and airline executive, b. Columbus, Ohio. He became a car racing driver at 16 and set numerous speed records. In World War I…Sturzo, Luigi
(Encyclopedia) Sturzo, LuigiSturzo, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē st&oomacr;rˈtsō [key], 1871–1959, Italian priest and political leader. He taught philosophy and sociology at a seminary in his native…Songjiang
(Encyclopedia) Songjiang or SungkiangSongjiangboth: s&oomacr;ngˈjyängˈ [key], former province (c.32,000 sq mi/82,880 sq km), NE China. Mudanjiang was the capital. It was one of nine provinces…Stark, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Stark, Johannes, 1874–1957, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Munich, 1897. From 1900 until he retired in 1922, Stark served short stints on the faculties of several academic…Spee, Maximilian, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Spee, Maximilian, Graf vonSpee, Maximilian, Graf vonmäkˌsēmēˈlyän gräf fən shpā [key], 1861–1914, German admiral. At the start of World War I he commanded a squadron in East Asia. In…Baruch, Bernard Mannes
(Encyclopedia) Baruch, Bernard MannesBaruch, Bernard Mannesbər&oomacr;kˈ [key], 1870–1965, U.S. financier and government adviser, b. Camden, S.C. He grew rich through stockmarket speculation…Serrano Súñer, Ramón
(Encyclopedia) Serrano Súñer, RamónSerrano Súñer, Ramónrämōnˈ sĕräˈnō s&oomacr;nyĕrˈ [key], 1901–2003, Spanish politician. A conservative member of the Cortes (1933–36), he joined his brother-in-…Port Vila
(Encyclopedia) Port VilaPort Vilapôr vēläˈ [key] or Vila, town (2009 pop. 45,694), capital and largest town of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. On the SW coast of Efate island, it is a deep-sea…Trending
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