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Medici, Piero de', 1416–69, Italian merchant prince

(Encyclopedia)Medici, Piero de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1416–69, Italian merchant prince. He succeeded his father, Cosimo de' Medici, as head of the Medici family and as leader of the Florent...

scalping

(Encyclopedia)scalping, taking the scalp of an enemy. The custom, comparable to head-hunting, was formerly practiced in Europe and Asia (Herodotus describes its practice by the Scythians, for example), but it is ge...

Cleanthes

(Encyclopedia)Cleanthes klēănˈthēz [key], 3d cent. b.c., Greek philosopher, head of the Stoic school following Zeno. ...

Eliasaph

(Encyclopedia)Eliasaph ēlīˈəsăf [key], in the Bible. 1 Tribal chief of Gad. 2 Head Gershonite. ...

Libni

(Encyclopedia)Libni lĭbˈnī [key], in the Bible. 1 Founder of a Gershonite family. 2 Head of a Merarite family. ...

Epher

(Encyclopedia)Epher ēˈfər [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Midian. 2 Head of a Manassite family. ...

Hamor

(Encyclopedia)Hamor hāˈmôr [key], in the Bible, head of the family from whom Abraham bought his tomb. An alternate form is Emmor. ...

Sauðárkrókur

(Encyclopedia)Sauðárkrókur söˈüᵺourkrōˌkür [key], town (1993 pop. 2,717), N Iceland, at the head of the Skagafjorður. It is a commercial center and a fishing port. ...

Martha's Vineyard

(Encyclopedia)Martha's Vineyard vĭnˈyərd [key], island (1990 est. pop. 8,900), c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Mass., separated from the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod by Vineyard and Nantucket sounds. As a result o...

Hopkins, Harry Lloyd

(Encyclopedia)Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890–1946, American public official, b. Sioux City, Iowa. A social worker, he was appointed (1931) head of New York's Temporary Emergency Relief Administration by Franklin Dela...