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Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Sieyès, Emmanuel JosephSieyès, Emmanuel Josephĕmänüĕlˈ zhôzĕfˈ syāĕsˈ [key], 1748–1836, French revolutionary and statesman. He was a clergyman before the Revolution and was known as…Safra
(Encyclopedia) Safra, family of Brazilian bankers with Sephardic Jewish roots. They began as merchant bankers in Syria and Lebanon, financing caravans throughout the Middle East. The Safras are also…Mishustin, Mikhail Vladimirovich
(Encyclopedia) Mishustin, Mikhail Vladimirovich, 1966–, Russian economist and political leader. Trained in systems engineering and economics, he was Russia's deputy tax minister (1998–2004), then…Egham
(Encyclopedia) Egham Egham ĕgˈəm [key], city, Surrey, SE England. Light engineering and gravel working are…La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de
(Encyclopedia) La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc deLa Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc deälĕksäNˈdrə frādārēkˈ dük də lä rôshf&oomacr;kōˈ-lyäNk…legacy
(Encyclopedia) legacy, bequest by will of personal property, similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will…Van Curler, Arent
(Encyclopedia) Van Curler or Van Corlaer, ArentVan Curler or Van Corlaer, Arentärˈənt văn kûrˈlər, vän kôrˈlär [key], 1619–67, Dutch colonist in New Netherland. He came (1637) to the colony to assist…Campbell, Robert, American fur trader and merchant
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Robert, 1804–79, American fur trader and merchant, one of the mountain men, b. Ireland. He came to the United States c.1824. Having been advised to lead an outdoor life…Philipse, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Philipse, FrederickPhilipse, Frederickfĭlˈĭps [key], 1626–1702, merchant and landowner in colonial America, b. Holland. He went (1647) with his family to New Amsterdam, where he became…Stamos, Theodoros
(Encyclopedia) Stamos, TheodorosStamos, Theodorosstămˈōs [key], 1920–97, American painter, b. New York City. Allied with the New York school of the 1960s (see modern art), Stamos drew much of his…Trending
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