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Hankey, Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Hankey, Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron, 1877–1963, British soldier and civil servant. Educated at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, he served in the Royal Marines artillery (1895–1901) a...

Rolfe, Frederick William

(Encyclopedia)Rolfe, Frederick William, 1860–1913, English novelist, also known as Baron Corvo. After a vain attempt to become a priest, Rolfe earned a living painting and teaching before he began to write under ...

Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir

(Encyclopedia)Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir bŭkˈən, twēdzˈmyo͞or [key], 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a history (4 vol., 1921–22) of World War I; biographies ...

Abihud

(Encyclopedia)Abihud əbīˈhəd [key], in the Bible, grandson of Benjamin. ...

Nohah

(Encyclopedia)Nohah nōˈhä [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...

Ashbel

(Encyclopedia)Ashbel ăshˈbĕl [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...

Ahiram

(Encyclopedia)Ahiram əhīˈrəm [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...

Zemira

(Encyclopedia)Zemira zēmīˈrə [key], in the Bible, descendant of Benjamin. ...

Shamsherai

(Encyclopedia)Shamsherai shămˌshērāˈī, shămˈshērī [key], in 1 Chronicles, descendant of Benjamin. ...

Rosh

(Encyclopedia)Rosh rŏsh [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...