(Encyclopedia) George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George,…
(Encyclopedia) Peter III, 1728–62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick, dispossessed duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. He succeeded to the…
(Encyclopedia) Trent, Council of, 1545–47, 1551–52, 1562–63, 19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked to meet the crisis of the Protestant Reformation. Earlier efforts at…
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence of Brindisi, SaintLawrence of Brindisi, Saintbrēnˈdēzē [key], 1559–1619, Italian Capuchin priest, Doctor of the Church, b. Brindisi, kingdom of Naples, as Cesare De Rossi. He…
TRAPIER, Paul, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Prince Georgeâs Parish, Winyah, near Georgetown, S.C., in 1749; educated in England, where he attended Eton College 1763-1765; admitted…
WAMP, Zachary Paul, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Ga., October 28, 1957; graduated from the McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1976; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1974-1987Party: RepublicanLAXALT, Paul Dominque, a Senator from Nevada; born in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., August 2, 1922; attended the public schools of Carson City,…
LEIDY, Paul, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pa., November 13, 1813; attended the common schools; apprenticed as a tailor; taught school in…
LUTHER, William Paul, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn., June 27, 1945; graduated from Fergus Falls High School, Fergus Falls, Minn., 1963; B.S.,…
KOLTER, Joseph Paul, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in McDonald, Ohio on September 3, 1926; graduated from New Brighton High School, New Brighton, Pa., 1944; B.S., Geneva College,…
