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Ward, William George

(Encyclopedia) Ward, William George, 1812–82, English Roman Catholic apologist, educated at Oxford. He became (1834) a fellow at Balliol College, Oxford, and was ordained in the Church of England. At…

Black Visual and Performing Artists

  Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists   Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials…

J. K. Rowling Trivia

J. K. Rowling Trivia Learn more about the author of the Harry Potter books by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Dana Quigley Did you know: J.K. Rowling Biography Her last name rhymes with "bowling…

Notable Business Biographies

Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca See also Women CEOs Notable Women in Busines Asian Pacific American Business and Media Leaders People in the News Recent Obituaries Related…

Rasputin, Grigori Yefimovich

(Encyclopedia) Rasputin, Grigori YefimovichRasputin, Grigori Yefimovichrăspy&oomacr;ˈtĭn, Rus. grĭgôˈrē yĭfēˈməvĭch rəsp&oomacr;ˈtyĭn [key], 1869–1916, Russian holy man and courtier, a…

Vanbrugh, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Vanbrugh, Sir JohnVanbrugh, Sir Johnvănbr&oomacr;ˈ, vănˈbrə [key], 1664–1726, English dramatist, architect, soldier, and adventurer, b. London, of Flemish descent. In 1686 he…

papal election

(Encyclopedia) papal election, election of the pope by the college of cardinals meeting in secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel not less than 15 nor more than 18 days after the death of the previous…

Caen

(Encyclopedia) Caen Caen käN [key], city, capital of Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Orne…

Yekaterinburg

(Encyclopedia) Yekaterinburg or EkaterinburgYekaterinburgboth: yĭkäˌtĭrēmb&oobreve;rkˈ [key], formerly SverdlovskYekaterinburgsvyĭrdlôfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 1,365,000), capital of the…

Westminster Abbey

(Encyclopedia) Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine.…