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Yousafzai, Malala
(Encyclopedia) Yousafzai, Malala, 1997–, Pakistani advocate for girls' education. When Islamic militants took control of her native Swat in 2009, she wrote—with the encouragement of her father, an…Febuary 2016 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of Febuary 2016. Syria Peace…State of the Union Address: William H. Taft (December 6, 1910)
William H. Taft (December 6, 1910) To the Senate and House of Representatives: During the past year the foreign relations of the United States have continued upon a basis of friendship and good…Guilin
(Encyclopedia) Guilin or KweilinGuilinboth: gwā-lĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Li River. It is a transportation center, with…Hsia Kuei
(Encyclopedia) Hsia KueiHsia Kueishyä gwā [key], c.1180–1230, Chinese painter of the Sung dynasty. Little is known of his life. He and his contemporary Ma Yüan were regarded as the greatest landscape…Koxinga
(Encyclopedia) KoxingaKoxingakŏksĭngˈgə [key], Mandarin Kuo-hsing-yeh [lord of the imperial surname], 1624–62, Chinese general, whose original name was Chêng Ch'êng-kung. From 1646 to 1660 he led…Kuan Han-ch'ing
(Encyclopedia) Kuan Han-ch'ingKuan Han-ch'ingkwänˈ hän-chĭngˈ [key], c.1240–c.1320, Chinese playwright of the Yüan dynasty. He resided mainly in the capital Ta-tu (Beijing), where he acquired a…Mori Ogai
(Encyclopedia) Mori OgaiMori Ogaimōˈrē ōˈgäē [key], 1862–1922, Japanese army physician, medical researcher, literary critic, novelist, translator, scholar, and playwright, he is now primarily…Yen Li-pen
(Encyclopedia) Yen Li-penYen Li-penyŭn lē-bŭn [key], d. 673, Chinese painter, foremost master of the T'ang dynasty. He became the most celebrated court painter of the 7th cent. and held several high…Waley, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Waley, Arthur, 1889–1966, English orientalist, b. London as Arthur David Schloss, educated at Cambridge. He was and still is considered one of the world's great Asian scholars. His…Trending
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