(Encyclopedia) King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874–1950, Canadian political leader, b. Kitchener, Ont.; grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie. An expert on labor questions, he served in Wilfrid Laurier's…
(Encyclopedia) Paschal IIPaschal IIpăsˈkəl [key] [Lat.,=of Easter], d. 1118, pope (1099–1118), an Italian (b. near Ravenna) named Ranieri; successor of Urban II. He was a monk and, as a reformer, was…
(Encyclopedia) Calixtus II,&sp;Callixtus II, or Callistus II, d. 1124, pope (1119–24), named Guy of Burgundy, successor of Gelasius II. The son of count William I of Burgundy, he was archbishop…
(Encyclopedia) Otto II, 955–83, Holy Roman emperor (973–83) and German king (961–83), son and successor of Otto I. He was crowned joint emperor in 967. Shortly after his father died Otto faced a…
KING, Henry, (brother of Thomas Butler King and uncle of John Floyd King), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., July 6, 1790; pursued classical studies;…
The central characters of "Thousand and One Nights" by David Johnson When Shahryar, a king in what is today Iran, or possibly India, discovered that his wife was unfaithful and…
KING, Cyrus, (half brother of Rufus King), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Scarboro, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), on September 6, 1772; attended Phillips Academy,…
TABER, Thomas, II, (father of Stephen Taber), a Representative from New York; born in Dover, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 19, 1785; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits…
DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II, a Representative from Texas; born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 6, 1946; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1967; J.D., University of Texas School of Law,…
