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Prabhakaran, Velupillai
(Encyclopedia) Prabhakaran, VelupillaiPrabhakaran, Velupillaivĕˈl&oomacr;pĭl-lī präbhäˈkärän [key], 1954–2009, Tamil nationalist guerrilla leader in Sri Lanka. Involved as a youth in protests…Satyarthi, Kailash
(Encyclopedia) Satyarthi, Kailash, 1954–, Indian children's rights activist, b. Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, as Kailash Sharma. Trained as an electrical engineer, he taught college until 1980 when he…Sancti Spíritus
(Encyclopedia) Sancti SpíritusSancti Spíritussängkˈtē-spēˈrēt&oomacr;s [key], city (1994 est. pop. 86,000), Sancti Spíritus prov., central Cuba, on the Yayabo River. It is the commercial and…Ramazzini, Bernardino
(Encyclopedia) Ramazzini, BernardinoRamazzini, Bernardinobārnärdēˈnō rämät-tsēˈnē [key], 1633–1717, Italian physician. He was professor at Modena (1682–1700) and at Padua until 1714. He is often…Acheson, Dean Gooderham
(Encyclopedia) Acheson, Dean GooderhamAcheson, Dean Gooderhamăchˈĭsən [key], 1893–1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949–53), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919–21)…Tuareg
(Encyclopedia) Tuareg or TouaregTuaregboth: twäˈrĕg [key], Berbers of the Sahara, numbering c.2 million. They have preserved their ancient alphabet, which is related to that used by ancient Libyans.…Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine IV, c.652–685, Byzantine emperor (668–85), son and successor of Constans II. He defended Constantinople against the annual naval attacks of the Muslims, who finally…Fredro, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Fredro, AlexanderFredro, Alexanderäˌlĕksänˈdĕr frĕˈdrô [key], 1793–1876, Polish comic dramatist. From 1809 to 1814, Fredro served in the Polish regiments of Napoleon I's army, taking…Anderssen, Adolf
(Encyclopedia) Anderssen, Adolf (Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen), 1818–79, German chess player, b. Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). He graduated (1847) from Breslau Univ. and later was a mathematics…Huntington's disease
(Encyclopedia) Huntington's disease, hereditary, acute disturbance of the central nervous system usually beginning in middle age and characterized by involuntary muscular movements and progressive…Trending
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