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Barnes, Harry Elmer

(Encyclopedia) Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889–1968, American historian and sociologist, b. Auburn, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1918 and taught economics, sociology, and history at various…

Macdui, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Macdui, Ben, or Ben Macdhui, peak: see Ben Macdui, Scotland.

Ben Macdui

(Encyclopedia) Ben Macdui or Ben MacdhuiBen Macdhuimăkd&oomacr;ˈē [key], Gaelic Beinn Muic Duibhe, peak, 4,296 ft (1,309 m) high, Moray, Scotland, in the Cairngorm Mts.; second highest peak in…

Ben Nevis

(Encyclopedia) Ben NevisBen Nevisnēˈvĭs, nĕvˈĭs [key], peak, 4,411 ft (1,345 m) high, Highland, W Scotland, overlooking Glen Nevis; highest peak of Great Britain. Ben Nevis is the remnant of a…

Nevis, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Nevis, Ben, peak: see Ben Nevis, Scotland.

Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir.

Ben-hail

(Encyclopedia) Ben-hailBen-hailbēn-hāˈĭl [key], in the Bible, one of Jehoshaphat's princes.

Ben-ammi

(Encyclopedia) Ben-ammiBen-ammibĕn-ămˈī [key], in the Bible, son of Lot by his younger daughter; eponym of the Ammonites.

Hogan, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Hogan, BenHogan, Benhōˈgən [key], 1912–97, American golfer, b. Dublin, Tex. A former caddie, Hogan began his professional playing career in 1937. One of the game's great money winners…

Ben Stiller

actor, director, comicBorn: 11/30/1965Birthplace: New York City Stiller's talents in comedy were shown to advantage on Saturday Night Live (1989) and the Ben Stiller Show (1990), which, though…