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Gracián, Baltasar
(Encyclopedia) Gracián, BaltasarGracián, Baltasarbältäsärˈ gräthyänˈ [key], 1601–58, Spanish Jesuit philosopher and writer. A scholar, satirist, and epigrammatist, Gracián frequently ran afoul of…Plunket, Saint Oliver
(Encyclopedia) Plunket orPlunkett, Saint Oliver, 1629–81, Irish Roman Catholic churchman and martyr, b. Co. Meath. He was educated at Rome and named Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of…Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump is the daughter of former President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana. A tall and elegant blonde, Ivanka Trump began modeling as a teen, her career helped along by the Trump name…Mitch McConnell
Name at birth: Addison Mitchell McConnellMitch McConnell is the six-term senator from Kentucky who became Senate Majority Leader in 2015. Mitch McConnell was born in Alabama but raised in Georgia…William ELLERY, Congress, RI (1727-1820)
ELLERY, William, (uncle of Christopher Ellery), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., on December 22, 1727; taught by private teachers; was graduated from Harvard College in…Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes has been the very image of the trim, intense, heroically repressed Englishman in films like The English Patient (1996) and The Constant Gardener (2005). Ralph Fiennes performed with the…Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning performance as a disaffected suburban husband in American Beauty made his reputation on the movie screen, and his turn as politico Frank Underwood in TV's House of Cards…2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…Brewer's: Tunkers
A politico-religious sect of Ohio. They came from a small German village on the Eder. They believe all will be saved; are Quakers in plainness of dress and speech; and will neither fight,…Hobbes, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hobbes, ThomasHobbes, Thomashŏbz [key], 1588–1679, English philosopher, grad. Magdalen College, Oxford, 1608. For many years a tutor in the Cavendish family, Hobbes took great interest…Trending
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