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Capella, Martianus

(Encyclopedia) Capella, MartianusCapella, Martianusmärshēāˈnəs kəpĕlˈə [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Latin writer, b. Carthage. His one famous work, The Marriage of Mercury and Philology, also called the…

Newton CANNON, Congress, TN (1781-1841)

CANNON, Newton, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Guilford County, N.C., May 22, 1781; attended the common schools; moved to Tennessee at an early period and settled near Nashville,…

José Lorenzo PESQUERA, Congress, PR (1882-1950)

  PESQUERA, José Lorenzo, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Bayamon, P.R., August 10, 1882; was graduated from Provincial Institute of Puerto Rico in 1897; attended the Keystone…

John Robert FOLEY, Congress, MD (1917-2001)

FOLEY, John Robert, a Representative from Maryland; born in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn., October 16, 1917; graduated from St. Felix High School, Wabasha, Minn., 1935; B.A., St. Thomas…

Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg

(Encyclopedia) Charlotte, 1896–1985, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919–64). The second daughter of Duke William of Nassau-Weilburg and a Portuguese princess, Marie Anne of Braganza, she succeeded her…

Casimir-Perier, Jean Paul Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Casimir-Perier, Jean Paul PierreCasimir-Perier, Jean Paul PierrezhäN pōl pyĕr käzēmērˈ-pĕryāˈ [key], 1847–1907, French president (June, 1894–Jan., 1895). He held several cabinet posts…

Spain Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/10/2022[source] Chief of State Felipe VI King Pres. of the Govt. Pedro Sánchez Perez-Castejon Vice Pres…

Spitteler, Carl Friedrich Georg

(Encyclopedia) Spitteler, Carl Friedrich GeorgSpitteler, Carl Friedrich Georgkärl frēˈdrĭkh gāˈôrkh shpĭtˈələr [key], 1845–1924, Swiss poet, whose pseudonym was Carl Felix Tandem. He was awarded the…

Eustace, Alan

(Encyclopedia) Eustace, Alan (Robert Alan Eustace), 1956–, American computer scientist and adventurer, b. Pine Hills, Fla., Ph.D. Univ. of Central Florida, 1984. He worked for Digital Equipment Corp…