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Aramburu, Pedro Eugenio

(Encyclopedia)Aramburu, Pedro Eugenio pāˈthrō āo͞ohāˈnyō ärämbo͞oˈro͞o [key], 1903–70, president of Argentina (1955–58). An army general, he participated in the overthrow of Juan Perón in Sept., 1...

Beltrami, Eugenio

(Encyclopedia)Beltrami, Eugenio āo͞ojĕˈnyō bālträˈmē [key], 1835–99, Italian mathematician. He is famous for his work on non-euclidean geometry, electricity, and magnetism. ...

D'Ors, Eugenio

(Encyclopedia)D'Ors, Eugenio: see Ors, Eugenio d'. ...

Montale, Eugenio

(Encyclopedia)Montale, Eugenio āo͞ojĕˈnyō mōntäˈlā [key], 1896–1981, Italian poet, critic, and translator. After working as an editor, Montale became chief librarian of the Gabinetto Vieusseux in Florenc...

Pedro I

(Encyclopedia)Pedro I (Dom Pedro de Alcântara) pāˈdrō [key], 1798–1834, first emperor of Brazil (1822–31); son of John VI of Portugal. Dom Pedro was a child when the Portuguese royal family, fleeing from Na...

Ors, Eugenio d'

(Encyclopedia)Ors, Eugenio d' āo͞ohāˈnyō dôrs [key], 1882–1954, Spanish writer. His works include Glosari, brief essays in which he attempted to relate passing events to aesthetic and intellectual concepts;...

Montero Ríos, Eugenio

(Encyclopedia)Montero Ríos, Eugenio āo͞ohāˈnyō mōntāˈrō rēˈōs [key], 1832–1914, Spanish statesman and jurist. He was professor of canon law at the universities of Oviedo, Santiago, and Madrid. He ent...

Pedro

(Encyclopedia)Pedro. For Spanish and Portuguese rulers thus named, use Peter.

Pedro II

(Encyclopedia)Pedro II (Dom Pedro II de Alcântara), 1825–91, emperor of Brazil (1831–89). At the age of five, he succeeded under a regency when his father, Pedro I, abdicated. He was declared of age in 1840. P...

Hostos, Eugenio María de

(Encyclopedia)Hostos, Eugenio María de āo͞ohāˈnyō märēˈä dā ōˈstōs [key], 1839–1903, Latin American philosopher, sociologist, writer, and political and educational reformer, b. Puerto Rico, educated...