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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...Tschaikowsky, Piotr Ilich
(Encyclopedia)Tschaikowsky, Piotr Ilich: see Tchaikovsky. ...Balakirev, Mili Alekseyevich
(Encyclopedia)Balakirev, Mili Alekseyevich meˈlyĭ əlyĭksyāˈyəvĭch bələkēˈryĕf [key], 1837–1910, Russian composer and conductor, leader of the group called the Five. He founded (1862) the Free School ...Chaadayev, Piotr Yakovlevich
(Encyclopedia)Chaadayev, Piotr Yakovlevich pyôˈtər yäˈkəvlyĭvĭch chädäˈyĕv [key], 1794–1856, Russian philosopher. An aristocrat by birth, he was converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1836 the first of hi...Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine
(Encyclopedia)Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine, 1770–1840, American frontier missionary; son of Dmitri Alekseyevich Gallitzin. The young prince followed his mother in joining the Roman Catholic Church and determine...Black Prince
(Encyclopedia)Black Prince: see Edward the Black Prince. ...Souphanouvong, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Souphanouvong, Prince so͞ofäˈno͞ovŏngˌ [key], 1909–95, Laotian government official; half-brother of Prince Souvanna Phouma. Although a member of Laos's royal family, he was an active nationali...Rupert, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Rupert, Prince, 1619–82, count palatine of the Rhine. Born in Prague, he was the son of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine and king of Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England...Philip, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Philip, Prince: see Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of. ...Prince, Hal
(Encyclopedia)Prince, Hal (Harold Smith Prince), 1928–2019, American theatrical producer and director, b. New York City. After working as an assistant stage manager to George Abbott, Prince became at 26 the copro...Browse by Subject
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