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Sosnowiec
(Encyclopedia)Sosnowiec sôsnôˈvyĕts [key], Ger. Sosnowitz, city (1993 est. pop. 258,500), Śląskie prov., S Poland. A center of the Katowice mining and industrial region, it has coal mines, ironworks, and stee...Stolypin, Piotr Arkadevich
(Encyclopedia)Stolypin, Piotr Arkadevich pyôˈtər ərkäˈdyĭvĭch stəlĭˈpĭn [key], 1862–1911, Russian premier and minister of the interior (1906–11) for Czar Nicholas II. He sought to fight the revoluti...Tabriz
(Encyclopedia)Tabriz täbrēzˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 1,088,985), capital of East Azerbaijan prov., NW Iran, on the Aji Chai (Talkheh) River, in the foothills of Mt. Sahand, at an elevation of c.4,600 ft (1,400 m)...September massacres
(Encyclopedia)September massacres: see French Revolution. ...Levasseur, Émile
(Encyclopedia)Levasseur, Émile (Pierre Émile Levasseur) pyĕr āmēlˈ lüväsörˈ [key], 1828–1911, French economist. He was noted especially for his historical approach to the study of economics. He studied ...Ingersoll, Jared, American colonial official
(Encyclopedia)Ingersoll, Jared, 1722–81, American colonial official, b. Milford, Conn. He was made (1751) king's attorney in New Haven, and later he sailed (1758) for England as a colonial agent. From a second tr...Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de
(Encyclopedia)Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de chämōˈrō [key], 1929–, president of Nicaragua (1990–97). Widow of martyred newspaper editor Joaquim Chamorro, she briefly joined the ruling Sandinista junta follo...Clavière, Étienne
(Encyclopedia)Clavière, Étienne ātyĕnˈ klävyĕrˈ [key], 1735–93, French financier. A merchant and banker of Geneva, he participated (1782) in the popular revolution at Geneva and was forced to leave when t...Price, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Price, Richard, 1723–91, English nonconformist minister and philosopher. His philosophical importance rests on his ethical discussion, Review of the Principal Questions and Difficulties in Morals (1...Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de fräNswäˈ märkēˈ də bärbāˈ-märbwäˈ [key], 1745–1837, French statesman. He held diplomatic posts in Europe and, during the American Revolution, in th...Browse by Subject
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