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Albert, prince consort of Victoria of Great Britain
(Encyclopedia) Albert, 1819–61, prince consort of Victoria of Great Britain, whom he married in 1840. He was of Wettin lineage, the son of Ernest I, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and first cousin to…Collins, Eddie
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Eddie (Edward Trowbridge Collins), 1887–1951, American baseball player, b. Millerton, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1907. One of the game's great second basemen, he was active in the…Collins, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Michael, 1890–1922, Irish revolutionary leader. He spent the years from 1907 to 1916 in England, during which period he joined the Fenian movement. He took part in the Easter…Collins, Patricia Hill
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Patricia Hill, 1948–, American sociologist and social theorist, b. Philadelphia, Ph.D. Brandeis University, 1984. A noted…Collins, Susan Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Susan Margaret, , 1952- , American politician, b. Caribou, Me., St. Lawrence University (BA, 1975). Both of Collins’s parents…Collins, Wilkie
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…Collins, William
(Encyclopedia) Collins, William, 1721–59, English poet. He was one of the great lyricists of the 18th cent. While he was still at Oxford he published Persian Ecologues (1742), which was written when…Collinsville
(Encyclopedia) Collinsville, city (2020 pop. 24,366), Madison co., SW Ill.; settled 1817, inc. 1872. Once a coal-mining center, the city now has food-…Collodi, Carlo
(Encyclopedia) Collodi, CarloCollodi, Carlokärˈlō kōl-lôˈdē [key], pseud. of Carlo LorenziniCollodi, Carlolōrāntsēˈnē [key], 1826–90, Italian author. A prolific journalist, he also wrote didactic…collodion
(Encyclopedia) collodioncollodionkəlōˈdēən [key], solution of pyroxylin in a mixture of alcohol and ether. Upon exposure to air, the solvents evaporate, leaving a thin, colorless, elastic film on any…Trending
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