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Yerkes, Charles Tyson

(Encyclopedia)Yerkes, Charles Tyson yûrˈkēz, –kəs [key], 1837–1905, American financier, b. Philadelphia. He began his business career as a clerk in a Philadelphia grain commission house. He became a broker ...

Bohlen, Charles Eustis

(Encyclopedia)Bohlen, Charles Eustis bōˈlən [key], 1904–74, American diplomat, born Clayton, N.Y. He entered (1929) the U.S. Foreign Service and undertook several consular assignments. A specialist in Russian ...

Alexander, Sir William

(Encyclopedia)Alexander, Sir William, d. 1640: see Stirling, William Alexander, earl of. ...

Grey, Sir Edward

(Encyclopedia)Grey, Sir Edward: see Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount. ...

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