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Schleiden, Matthias Jakob
(Encyclopedia)Schleiden, Matthias Jakob mätēˈäs yäˈkôp shlīˈdən [key], 1804–81, German botanist. He was professor at the universities of Jena (1839–63) and Dorpat (1863–64). With Theodor Schwann, he...Shijiazhuang
(Encyclopedia)Shijiazhuang or Shih-chia-chuang shûr-jēä-jwäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,159,400), capital of Hebei prov., China, near the Shanxi province border. A small village until the turn of the centur...Chicoutimi, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Chicoutimi shĭko͞oˈtĭmēˌ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Chicoutimi and ...Aizuwakamatsu
(Encyclopedia)Aizuwakamatsu īˈzo͞owäkämätˈso͞o [key], city, Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. It has a large semiconductor plant and continues to produce many traditional p...Gilroy
(Encyclopedia)Gilroy, city (2020 pop. 59,520), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1870. Located in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Gilroy supports diversified agricultur...découpage
(Encyclopedia)découpage dāˌko͞opäzhˈ [key], any process of decorating surfaces in which paper cutouts made of new materials completely cover the surface. These cutouts are attached to the work by pasting or g...Fitz, Reginald Heber
(Encyclopedia)Fitz, Reginald Heber, 1843–1913, American pathologist, b. Chelsea, Mass., M.D. Harvard, 1868. He studied under Virchow, and in 1870 he returned to Harvard, where he introduced Virchow's methods and ...Västervik
(Encyclopedia)Västervik vĕˈstərvēkˌ [key], city (1990. pop. 21,500), Kalmar co., SE Sweden, on an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Manufactures of this industrial center include paper, furniture, matches, and prefabr...Prostĕjov
(Encyclopedia)Prostĕjov prôˈstyĕyôf [key], Ger. Prossnitz, city (1991 pop. 50,074), SE Czech Republic, in Moravia. A railway junction and trade center of the fertile Haná agricultural region, Prostĕjov has b...Fujinomiya
(Encyclopedia)Fujinomiya fo͞ojēnōˈmēyä [key], city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, at the foot of ...Browse by Subject
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