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Alexander Balas

(Encyclopedia)Alexander Balas bāˈləs [key], d. 145 b.c., ruler of Syria, putative son of Antiochus IV. He seized power from his uncle Demetrius I (c.152 b.c.); Jonathan the Maccabee supported him. He died in bat...

Alexander Bay

(Encyclopedia)Alexander Bay, town, part of the Richtersveld local municipality, Northern Cape prov., NW South Africa, where the Orange River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Especially rich alluvial diamond deposits were...

Alexander City

(Encyclopedia)Alexander City, city (2020 pop. 14,843), Tallapoosa co., E central Ala., in a piedmont farm area; inc. 1874. Nearby Martin Dam supplies power for the city's textile mills; the dam also has...

Alexander John I

(Encyclopedia)Alexander John I, prince of Romania: see Cuza, Alexander John. ...

Cooper, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Cooper, Alexander: see under Cooper, Samuel. ...

Colin, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Colin, Alexander: see Colins, Alexander. ...

Colins, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Colins, Colin, or Colyn, Alexander älĕksäNˈdrə kôlăNˈ [key], c.1527–1612, Flemish sculptor. He brought European court mannerism to Germany, where he directed the sculpture on the Ottheinrich...

Colyn, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Colyn, Alexander: see Colins, Alexander. ...

Henderson, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Henderson, Alexander, 1583–1646, Scottish churchman often regarded as the greatest figure in the Church of Scotland after John Knox. Henderson became a leading opponent of prelacy and of English dom...

Henry, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)Henry, Alexander, two fur traders, uncle and nephew, of the Old Northwest, each of whom left a valuable journal of his travels and experiences. Alexander Henry, the elder, 1739–1824, b. New Brunswic...