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(Encyclopedia) Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl ofEllenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl ofĕlˈənbûrˌə [key], 1790–1871, British statesman; son of the 1st Baron Ellenborough. He served as president of…
(Encyclopedia) Hale, Sir Matthew, 1609–76, English jurist. He was successively a judge in the Court of Common Pleas (1654), chief baron of the Exchequer (1660), and chief justice of the Court of King…
(Encyclopedia) Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864–1945, English churchman, archbishop of York (1908–28), archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42), b. Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1901 to 1908, while suffragan bishop of…
(Encyclopedia) Bürger, Gottfried AugustBürger, Gottfried Augustgôtˈfrēt ouˈg&oobreve;st bürˈgər [key], 1747–94, German poet. He is best known for his ballads in folk-song style; the famous Lenore…
(Encyclopedia) Thénard, Louis JacquesThénard, Louis Jacqueslwē zhäk tānärˈ [key], 1777–1857, French chemist. He became professor at the Collège de France (1802), dean of the Faculty of Sciences,…
(Encyclopedia) Wrangell Mountains, S Alaska, extending c.100 mi (160 km) SE from the Copper River to the Canadian border, where they meet the St. Elias Mts. Mt. Blackburn (16,523 ft/5,036 m) is the…
