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(Encyclopedia) Gera Gera gāˈrä [key], city, Thuringia, E Germany, on the White Elster River. It is an…Bromley
(Encyclopedia) Bromley Bromley brŏmˈlē [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is the largest of…Zerah
(Encyclopedia) ZerahZerahzēˈrə [key], in the Bible. 1 Younger of the twin sons of Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar. The following patronymics are apparently derived from his name: Zarhite,…Robert I, French king
(Encyclopedia) Robert I, c.865–923, French king (922–23), son of Count Robert the Strong and younger brother of King Eudes. He inherited from Eudes the territory between the Seine and the Loire…Quellinus, Artus
(Encyclopedia) Quellinus or Quellin, ArtusQuellinus or Quellin, Artusärˈtəs kvĕlēˈnəs, kvĕlˈĭn [key], 1609–68, Flemish sculptor. His allegorical figures decorating the royal palace of Amsterdam are…Peter II, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1648–1706, king of Portugal (1683–1706), younger son of John IV; brother and successor of Alfonso VI. In 1667, he seized power from his incompetent brother and ruled the…Key, Ellen
(Encyclopedia) Key, EllenKey, Ellenkā [key], 1849–1926, Swedish author, critic, and ideologue. Believing that women are primarily fitted for motherhood, she deplored feminist claims to equality on…Hippias
(Encyclopedia) HippiasHippiashĭpˈēəs [key], tyrant (527 b.c.–510 b.c.) of Athens, eldest son of Pisistratus. Hippias governed Athens after the death of his father. His younger brother Hipparchus was…Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr. (Bobby Jones), 1902–71, American golfer, b. Atlanta, Ga. A lawyer, he became a golf devotee. Jones won the National Open (1923, 1926, 1929–30), the National…Oost, Jacob van
(Encyclopedia) Oost, Jacob vanOost, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän ōst [key], the elder, 1601–71, Flemish portrait and religious painter, b. Bruges. He spent most of his life in Bruges, with the exception of…Trending
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