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Anne, British princess

(Encyclopedia) Anne (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise), 1950–, British princess, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh. She was educated at Benenden School. In 1973 she…

Anne de Beaujeu

(Encyclopedia) Anne de BeaujeuAnne de Beaujeudə bōzhöˈ [key], c.1460–1522, regent of France, daughter of the French King Louis XI. With her husband, Pierre de Beaujeu, duc de Bourbon, she acted as…

Fitzherbert, Maria Anne

(Encyclopedia) Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756–1837, wife of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV). He was her third husband. The marriage (1785) was illegal by the terms of the Royal Marriage Act…

Doudna, Jennifer Anne

(Encyclopedia) Doudna, Jennifer Anne, 1964–, American biochemist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Harvard Medical School, 1989. Doudna was a professor at Yale from 1994 to 2002, when she joined the…

Ferraro, Geraldine Anne

(Encyclopedia) Ferraro, Geraldine AnneFerraro, Geraldine Annefərärˈō [key], 1935–2011, American political leader, b. Newburgh, N.Y., grad. Marymount College (1956), Fordham Law School (1960). A…

Porter, Katherine Anne

(Encyclopedia) Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, American author, b. Indian Creek, Tex., as Callie Russell Porter. Although she published infrequently, she is regarded as a master of the short story…

Sainte Anne, Lac

(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne, Lac, lake, 21 sq mi (54.5 sq km), central Alta., Canada, west of Edmonton. It has a maximum depth of 30 ft (9 m). The village of Lac Ste Anne, on the lake's south shore,…

Queen Anne's lace

(Encyclopedia) Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, herb (Daucus carota) of the family Umbelliferae (carrot family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America.…

Ormerod, Eleanor Anne

(Encyclopedia) Ormerod, Eleanor AnneOrmerod, Eleanor Anneôrˈmərŏd [key], 1828–1901, English economic entomologist. She aided the Royal Horticultural Society in forming a collection of insect farm…