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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…

William of Champeaux

(Encyclopedia) William of ChampeauxWilliam of Champeauxshămpōˈ, shäNpōˈ [key], c.1070–1121, French scholastic philosopher. William studied and taught in Paris. In 1109 he founded the monastic school…

Hugh of Saint Victor

(Encyclopedia) Hugh of Saint Victor, 1096–1141, French or German philosopher and theologian, a canon regular of the monastery of St. Victor, Paris, from c.1115. In 1133 he was made head of the…

Graham of Claverhouse

(Encyclopedia) Graham of Claverhouse: see Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount.

Sussex, kingdom of

(Encyclopedia) Sussex, kingdom of, one of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy (seven kingdoms) in England, located S of the Weald. It was settled in the late 5th cent. (according to tradition in 477) by Saxons…

Toronto, University of

(Encyclopedia) Toronto, University of, at Toronto, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1827 as King's College. It achieved university status in 1849 and is…