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Frederick IX, king of Denmark

(Encyclopedia) Frederick IX, 1899–1972, king of Denmark (1947–72), son and successor of Christian X. He married (1935) Princess Ingrid of Sweden. Because he did not have a son the constitution was…

Groppi, James

(Encyclopedia) Groppi, James, 1931–85, American Roman Catholic cleric and political activist, b. Milwaukee. Groppi, who grew up in the Milwaukee slums, attended St. Francis' Seminary and was ordained…

Sanday, William

(Encyclopedia) Sanday, William, 1843–1920, English theologian and biblical scholar. He was professor of exegesis (1883–95) at Oxford and from 1895 to 1919 Lady Margaret professor of divinity and…

Albret

(Encyclopedia) AlbretAlbretälbrāˈ [key], former duchy, SW France, in the Landes of Gascony. The powerful lords of Albret became kings of Navarre by the marriage (1484) of Jean d'Albret with Catherine…

Gueux

(Encyclopedia) GueuxGueuxgö [key] [Fr.,=beggars], 16th-century Dutch revolutionary party. In 1566 more than 2,000 Dutch and Flemish nobles and burghers (both Protestants and Roman Catholics) signed a…

Medici, Alessandro de'

(Encyclopedia) Medici, Alessandro de'Medici, Alessandro de'älĕs-sänˈdrō dā [key]Medici, Alessandro de' mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1510?–37, duke of Florence (1532–37); probably an illegitimate…

William Henry Hastie

U.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his class, and then received a…

Irving McNeil IVES, Congress, NY (1896-1962)

Senate Years of Service: 1947-1959Party: RepublicanIVES, Irving McNeil, a Senator from New York; born in Bainbridge, Chenango County, N.Y., January 24, 1896; attended the public schools;…

Henry Lee MYERS, Congress, MT (1862-1943)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratMYERS, Henry Lee, a Senator from Montana; born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 9, 1862; attended private schools, Cooper Institute…

William Pitt LYNDE, Congress, WI (1817-1885)

LYNDE, William Pitt, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Sherburne, Chenango County, N.Y., December 16, 1817; attended Hamilton Academy and Hamilton College, and was graduated from Yale…