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1998 Nobel Prize Week

The Prize Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions (peace prize winners must be individuals), takes home a medal, a diploma and cash, which varies each year and…

Photius

(Encyclopedia) PhotiusPhotiusfōˈshəs [key], c.820–892?, Greek churchman and theologian, patriarch of Constantinople, b. Constantinople. He came of a noble Byzantine family. Photius was one of the…

John XXII, pope

(Encyclopedia) John XXII, 1244–1334, pope (1316–34), a Frenchman (b. Cahors) named Jacques Duèse; successor of Clement V. Formerly, he was often called John XXI. He reigned at Avignon. John was…

May, Elaine

(Encyclopedia) May, Elaine, 1932-, American actress, film director, and writer, b. Philadelphia, Pa., as Elaine Iva Berlin. May’s parents were both…

Lefèvre d'Étaples, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Lefèvre d'Étaples, JacquesLefèvre d'Étaples, Jacqueszhäk ləfăvˈrə dātäpˈlə [key], c.1450–1536, French theologian and humanist. A priest, he studied in Italy, where he was influenced by…

Vatican Library

(Encyclopedia) Vatican Library or Vatican Apostolic Library, in Rome, founded in the 4th cent. but dormant until given new life in the 15th cent. by Pope Nicholas V. It is the oldest public library…

Poltava

(Encyclopedia) PoltavaPoltavapəltäˈvə [key], city (1989 pop. 315,000), capital of Poltava region, E Ukraine, on the Kiev-Kharkiv highway and on the Vorskla River, a tributary of the Dnieper. It is an…

2014 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping

Once a popular attraction at ski carnivals by Beth Rowen Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping Through the Years Encyclopedia: Ski…

The 1998 Emmy Awards

50th Emmy Awards: Miniseries Nomineesprev | outstanding miniseries | directing | lead roles | supporting roles | nextOutstanding MiniseriesMore Tales of the City (Showtime)From the Earth to the…