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George, Saint

(Encyclopedia) George, Saint, 4th cent.?, perhaps a soldier in the imperial army who died for the faith in Asia Minor. His life is cloaked in legends; Gibbon's identification of him with George of…

Villiers, George

(Encyclopedia) Villiers, George: see Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke of; Buckingham, George Villiers, 2d duke of.

George, Lake

(Encyclopedia) George, Lake, glacial lake, 33 mi (53 km) long and 1 to 3 mi (1.6–5 km) wide, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., NE N.Y.; it drains NE via rapids and waterfalls into Lake…

George, Stefan

(Encyclopedia) George, StefanGeorge, Stefanshtāˈfän gāôrgˈə [key], 1868–1933, German poet, leader of the revolt against realism in German literature. He was poetically influenced by Greek classical…

Saint George's

(Encyclopedia) Saint George's or Saint George, town (1991 pop. 4,439), capital of Grenada, in the West Indies. A port town on a deep and beautiful harbor, it is the administrative headquarters of the…

Byng, George

(Encyclopedia) Byng, George: see Torrington, George Byng, Viscount.

George, Fort

(Encyclopedia) George, Fort: see Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Digby, George

(Encyclopedia) Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of.

George, Henry

(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to…

Monk, George

(Encyclopedia) Monk, George: see Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle.