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Frankish kingBorn: c. 466 The Frankish king Clovis founded the Frankish Empire, which at its height included most of what is now France and central Europe. He was the first leader to unite and rule…
MEEKER, Jacob Edwin, a Representative from Missouri; born near Attica, Fountain County, Ind., October 7, 1878; attended the public schools; was graduated from Union Christian College, Merom,…
(Encyclopedia) Rydberg, Abraham ViktorRydberg, Abraham Viktoräˈbrähäm vĭkˈtôr rüdˈbĕryə [key], 1828–95, Swedish philosopher and writer. Singoalla (1857), a romantic and mystical story of medieval…
(Encyclopedia) Christians, name taken by the followers of several evangelical preachers on the American frontier, notably James O'Kelley, Abner Jones, and Barton W. Stone, all of whom were…
(Encyclopedia) KimhiKimhikĭmˈhē [key] or KimchiKimchikĭmˈkhē [key], family of Jewish scholars and grammarians in Spain and France. Joseph ben Isaac Kimhi, c.1105–c.1170, besides writing a Bible…
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