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Lendl, Ivan
(Encyclopedia)Lendl, Ivan Ä“vänˈ lÄ•nˈdÉ™l [key], 1960–, Czech-American tennis player. After leading Czechoslovakia to its only Davis Cup championship (1980), he moved to the United States, and became one of t...KlÃma, Ivan
(Encyclopedia)KlÃma, Ivan Ä“vänˈ klÄ“mˈə [key], 1931–, Czech author, b. Prague as Ivan Kauders, grad. Charles Univ., Prague (1956). Of Jewish descent, KlÃma spent 1941–45 in the Theresienstadt (now TerezÃ...Cankar, Ivan
(Encyclopedia)Cankar, Ivan ēvänˈ tsänˈkär [key], 1876–1918, Slovenian poet. Considered one of the great Slovenian literary figures, he was influential in the development of modern satire, symbolic drama, an...Vazov, Ivan
(Encyclopedia)Vazov, Ivan Ävänˈ väˈzôf [key], 1850–1921, Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, the first professional man of letters in Bulgaria. His work was inspired by the political upheavals of the ...Duque Márquez, Iván
(Encyclopedia)Duque Márquez, Iván, 1976–, Colombian lawyer and political leader, b. Bogotá, grad. Sergio Arbolida Univ., Bogotá, 2000, studied American Univ. and Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. From a well...Ivan the Great
(Encyclopedia)Ivan the Great: see Ivan III.Ivan the Terrible
(Encyclopedia)Ivan the Terrible: see Ivan IV.Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich Ä“vänˈ É™lyÄksänˈdrÉ™vÄch gÉ™nchÉ™rôfˈ [key], 1812–91, Russian novelist. Goncharov was a government official from 1835 to 1867. His realistic and satirical nov...Goremykin, Ivan Longinovich
(Encyclopedia)Goremykin, Ivan Longinovich Ä“vänˈ lÉ™n-gēˈnÉ™vÄch gÉ™ryÄmÄˈkÄn [key], 1839–1917, Russian statesman. A conservative, he was (1895–99) interior minister under Czar Nicholas II and succeede...Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich
(Encyclopedia)Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich Ä“vänˈ fyôˈdÉ™rÉ™vÄch pÉ™skyĕˈvÄch [key], 1782–1856, Russian army officer and administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, was created count of Erivan after c...Browse by Subject
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