OWEN, Robert Dale, a Representative from Indiana; born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 7, 1801; studied under private teachers and attended the Emanuel von Fellenberg School at Hofwyl, near…
(Encyclopedia) NenNennŭn [key] or NonniNonninônˈnē [key], river, 740 mi (1,191 km) long, rising in the Yilehuli (Ilkuri) Mts., N Heilongjiang prov., NE China, and flowing south along the east side of…
(Encyclopedia) Fibonacci, LeonardoFibonacci, Leonardolāōnärˈdō fēbōnätˈchē [key], b. c.1170, d. after 1240, Italian mathematician, known also as Leonardo da Pisa. In Liber abaci (1202, 2d ed. 1228),…
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(Encyclopedia) Morales, Luis deMorales, Luis delwēs dā [key]Morales, Luis de mōräˈlās [key], c.1520–1586, Spanish mannerist painter. He lived and worked in Badajoz. Morales executed vivid portrayals…
(Encyclopedia) QiqiharQiqiharchēˈchēˈhär [key] or TsitsiharTsitsihartsēˈtsēˈhärˈ, chēˈchēˈhär [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,104,100), S central Heilongjiang prov., China, a port on the Nen River near…
(Encyclopedia) Peixoto, FlorianoPeixoto, Florianoflōrēäˈnō pāshōˈtō [key], 1842–95, Brazilian marshal and statesman, president of Brazil (1891–94). He took part in the establishment of the republic…
Senate Years of Service: 1803-1811Party: FederalistPICKERING, Timothy, a Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., July 17, 1745; attended the grammar school and…
Senate Years of Service: 1854-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1864; 1865-1869Party: Whig; Opposition; Republican; RepublicanFESSENDEN, William Pitt, (brother of Samuel Clement Fessenden and Thomas Amory…
