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Sagasti Hochausler, Francisco Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Sagasti Hochausler, Francisco Rafael, 1944–, Peruvian political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he has served as an adviser to Peruvian governments and as a government…

Purchas, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Purchas, SamuelPurchas, Samuelpûrˈkəs, –chəs [key], 1577?–1626, English clergyman and compiler of travel literature, b. Essex. Chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury, he later was…

Ramsay, Allan

(Encyclopedia) Ramsay, Allan, 1685?–1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is…

Timeline: Key Moments in Black History

A chronology of Black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action by Borgna Brunner 1600s • 1700s • 1800–1850 • 1850–1900 • 1900–1950 • 1950–present 1619 Photograph of…

Aalst

(Encyclopedia) Aalst Aalst älst [key], Fr. Alost, city, East Flanders prov., W central Belgium. Aalst is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles,…

Alcaeus

(Encyclopedia) AlcaeusAlcaeusălsēˈəs [key], c.620–c.580 b.c., Greek lyric poet of Lesbos. An aristocrat, he was often embroiled in political battles with the ruling tyrants. He wrote drinking songs,…

Ferdinand I, king of Aragón and Sicily

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I, 1379?–1416, king of Aragón and Sicily and count of Barcelona (1412–16), second son of John I of Castile; nephew and successor of Martin of Aragón. In 1406, Ferdinand…

Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772–1863, British jurist, b. Boston, Mass.; son of John Singleton Copley, the American painter. Educated in England, he was called to the bar…

Laon

(Encyclopedia) LaonLaonläN [key], commercial town (1990 pop. 28,670), capital of Aisne dept., N France. It has forges, a printing plant, and factories that make heating equipment and metal goods.…

Washington, Walter Edward

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Walter Edward, 1915–2003, American political figure, first African-American mayor of Washington, D.C. (1975–79) and of a major American city, b. Dawson, Ga., grad. Howard…