(Encyclopedia) Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl ofDerby, James Stanley, 7th earl ofdärˈbē [key], 1607–51, English nobleman. He sat in the House of Commons (1625–28), took his seat in the House of Lords…
(Encyclopedia) Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord…
(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st ViscountChelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st Viscountnāˈpēər, thĕsˈĭjər, chĕlmsˈfərd [key], 1868–1933…
(Encyclopedia) Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d ViscountEsher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d Viscountbālˈyəl, ēˈshər [key], 1852–1930, English historian and government official. After sitting in…
(Encyclopedia) Savarkar, Vinayak DamodarSavarkar, Vinayak Damodarvĭnäˈyək däˈmōdär səvärˈkər [key], 1883–1966, Indian nationalist. Educated in Pune, he was militantly anti-British and anti-Muslim. He…
(Encyclopedia) Scala, Can Francesco dellaScala, Can Francesco dellakän fränchāsˈkō dĕlˈlä skäˈlä [key] or Can Grande della ScalaScala, Can Francesco dellakäng gränˈdā [key], 1291–1329, lord of Verona…
(Encyclopedia) Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess ofRockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess ofrŏkˈĭng-əm [key], 1730–82, British statesman. In the early years of the reign of…
(Encyclopedia) Soddy, FrederickSoddy, Fredericksŏdˈē [key], 1877–1956, English chemist. He worked under Lord Rutherford at McGill Univ. and with Sir William Ramsay at the Univ. of London. After…
(Encyclopedia) Pickford, Mary, 1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubbed “America's…
(Encyclopedia) Retz or Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur deRetz or Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur dezhēl də lävälˈ sānyörˈ də rĕts, rĕs [key], 1404–40, marshal of France, a lord of the Breton marches…