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Fox, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Fox, river, 176 mi (283 km) long, rising in S central Wis. and flowing SW to within 1.5 mi (2.4 km) of Portage, Wis., on the Wisconsin River, then NE through Lake Winnebago into Green…Sacks, Oliver Wolf
(Encyclopedia) Sacks, Oliver Wolf, 1933–2015, British neurologist and author, b. London, educated at Queen's College, Oxford. In 1960 he moved to the United States, where he continued his medical…Manasseh ben Israel
(Encyclopedia) Manasseh ben Israel, 1604–57, Jewish scholar and communal leader, b. Portugal. Early in his life he settled in Amsterdam, where he became a rabbi and started (1627) the first Hebrew…Magdalen Islands
(Encyclopedia) Magdalen IslandsMagdalen Islandsmăgˈdələn [key] or Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleineēl-də-lä-mädlĕnˈ [key], group of nine main islands and numerous islets (1991 pop. 13,991),…Binet, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Binet, AlfredBinet, Alfredälfrĕdˈ bēnāˈ [key], 1857–1911, French psychologist. From 1894 he was director of the psychology laboratory at the Sorbonne. He is known for his research and…Ella Goldberg Wolfe 2000 Deaths
Ella Goldberg WolfeAge: 103 with her husband, Bertram Wolfe, created the Communist Party of the U.S., hoping to form a “workers' paradise.” In the 1920s, the couple courted both radicals and…Aesop's Fables: The Sheep, the Wolf, and the Stag
by Aesop The Wolf and the LionThe Lion and the Three BullsThe Sheep, the Wolf, and the Stag A Stag once asked a Sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, saying that his friend the Wolf…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
by Aesop The Lion and the BullThe Eagle and the CocksThe Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape A Wolf charged a Fox with theft, which he denied, and the case was brought before an Ape to be tried.…Aesop's Fables: The Lamb Chased By a Wolf
by Aesop The Stag and the VineThe Archer and the LionThe Lamb Chased By a Wolf A Wolf was chasing a Lamb, which took refuge in a temple. The Wolf urged it to come out of the precincts, and…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and his Shadow
by Aesop The Snake and JupiterThe Ploughman and the WolfThe Wolf and his Shadow A Wolf, who was roaming about on the plain when the sun was getting low in the sky, was much impressed by…Trending
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