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Fulk of Neuilly

(Encyclopedia) Fulk of Neuilly, Fr. Foulques de NeuillyFulk of Neuilly,f&oomacr;lk də nöyēˈ [key], d. 1201, French preacher. His sermons and alleged miracles gave him a wide popular following in…

Fundy, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Fundy, Bay of, large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.170 mi (270 km) long and 30 to 50 mi (50–80 km) wide, between New Brunswick and SW Nova Scotia, Canada. It is famous for its tide…

Galilee, Sea of

(Encyclopedia) Galilee, Sea of,&sp;Lake TiberiasGalilee, Sea of,tībĭrˈēəs [key], or Lake KinneretGalilee, Sea of,kĭnˈərĕtˌ [key], lake, 64 sq mi (166 sq km), 14 mi (23 km) long, and 3 to 7 mi (4.…

Gamaliel of Jabneh

(Encyclopedia) Gamaliel of JabnehGamaliel of Jabnehgəmāˈlēəl, [key]Gamaliel of Jabnehjăbˈnē [key], fl. a.d. 100, Jewish scholar; grandson of the Gamaliel who, according to tradition, taught St. Paul…

games, theory of

(Encyclopedia) games, theory of, group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which…

Gang of Four

(Encyclopedia) Gang of Four, term of opprobrium given by the Chinese Communist authorities to four persons held responsible for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution (1966–69). They were also…

Gaon of Vilna

(Encyclopedia) Gaon of Vilna: see Elijah ben Solomon.

Epirus, despotate of

(Encyclopedia) Epirus, despotate of. When, in 1204, the army of the Fourth Crusade set up the Latin Empire of Constantinople on the ruins of the Byzantine Empire, an independent Greek state emerged…