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Einaudi, Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Einaudi, LuigiEinaudi, Luigilwēˈjē ānouˈdē [key], 1874–1961, president of Italy (1948–55). A noted economist, a senator for life from 1919, and an opponent of Fascism after 1924,…

Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano de

(Encyclopedia) Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano deMosquera, Tomás Cipriano detōmäsˈ sēprēäˈnō ᵺā mōskāˈrä [key], 1798–1878, Colombian general and president. He first gained attention by his service in the…

Carnot, Hippolyte

(Encyclopedia) Carnot, HippolyteCarnot, Hippolyteēpôlētˈ kärnōˈ [key], 1801–88, French statesman; son of Lazare Carnot. He shared his father's exile after 1815 and returned to France in 1823. A…

Cassiodorus

(Encyclopedia) Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)Cassiodoruskăshōdōˈrəs [key], c.485–c.585, Roman statesman and author. He held high office under Theodoric the Great and the…

Sturzo, Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Sturzo, LuigiSturzo, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē st&oomacr;rˈtsō [key], 1871–1959, Italian priest and political leader. He taught philosophy and sociology at a seminary in his native…

Sumter, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sumter, Thomas, 1734–1832, American Revolutionary officer, b. near Charlottesville, Va. He served with Edward Braddock (1755) and John Forbes (1758) in their expeditions against Fort…

Volta, Alessandro, Conte

(Encyclopedia) Volta, Alessandro, ConteVolta, Alessandro, Conteälĕs-sänˈdrō kônˈtā vôlˈtä [key], 1745–1827, Italian physicist. He was professor of physics at the Univ. of Pavia from 1779 and became…

Scalfaro, Oscar Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Scalfaro, Oscar LuigiScalfaro, Oscar Luigiōsˈkär l&oomacr;ēˈjē skälˈfärō [key], 1918–2012, Italian political leader, president of Italy (1992–99). A lawyer, Scalfaro aided jailed…

Sarney de Araújo Costa, José

(Encyclopedia) Sarney de Araújo Costa, José, 1930–, Brazilian politician, president of Brazil (1985–90), b. José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa. He served as a federal deputy (1958–64), governor of…

Pearson, Drew

(Encyclopedia) Pearson, Drew, 1897–1969, American journalist and radio commentator, b. Evanston, Ill. He traveled around the world as a correspondent before joining the Baltimore Sun in 1926. Pearson…