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Young, Geoffrey Winthrop
(Encyclopedia) Young, Geoffrey Winthrop, 1876–1958, English writer, an authority on mountaineering. He was educated at Cambridge and later studied in Switzerland and France. Before 1914 he made an…Saint-Cyr-l'École
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Cyr-l'ÉcoleSaint-Cyr-l'ÉcolesăN-sēr-lākôlˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 14,832), Yvelines dept., N central France. A school for the daughters of impoverished noblemen was founded there…Beeby, Clarence Edward
(Encyclopedia) Beeby, Clarence Edward, 1902–92, New Zealand educator, b. Leeds, England. After studying at the universities of New Zealand, London, and Manchester, Beeby taught at the Univ. of New…Landmarks of New York City
by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith The City of New York is the largest city in the United States, and home to many of the country's most famous and…Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur deMaisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur depōl də shômdāˈ syör də māzôNnövˈ [key], 1612–76, founder and first governor of Montreal, b. France. A…Dollard des Ormeaux, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…Agadir
(Encyclopedia) Agadir Agadir ägädērˈ, ăgədērˈ [key], city, SW Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agadir has metal-processing industries and exports fruit and vegetables. While…Eglevsky, André
(Encyclopedia) Eglevsky, AndréEglevsky, Andréändrāˈ ĕgˈlĕvskē [key], 1917–77, Russian–American dancer; b. Moscow. He trained in France and made his debut (1931) in London. Eglevsky danced (1939–42)…Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe
(Encyclopedia) Cadillac, Antoine de la MotheCadillac, Antoine de la MotheFr. äNtwänˈ də lä môt kädēyäkˈ [key], c.1658–1730, French colonial governor in North America, founder of Detroit. Of the minor…New Orleans, the New Atlantis?
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