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Perry, William James
(Encyclopedia)Perry, William James, 1927โ, U.S. government official, b. Vandergrift, Pa. A Ph.D. in mathematics, former Stanford engineering professor, and founder of a military electronics firm, he served (1977โ...Petrillo, James Caesar
(Encyclopedia)Petrillo, James Caesar pฤtrฤญlหล, pฤญโ [key], 1892โ1984, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Musicians (1940โ58), b. Chicago. In 1915 he became president of the Ame...Blair, Francis Preston, 1791โ1876, American journalist and politician
(Encyclopedia)Blair, Francis Preston, 1791โ1876, American journalist and politician, b. Abingdon, Va. Through the Frankfort, Ky., journal Argus of Western America, which he edited with Amos Kendall, Blair was an ...Dallas, George Mifflin
(Encyclopedia)Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792โ1864, American statesman, vice president of the United States (1845โ49), b. Philadelphia; son of Alexander James Dallas. He read law, was admitted (1813) to the bar, a...Stuart, British royal family
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177), grandson of a Norma...James I, king of England
(Encyclopedia)James I, 1566โ1625, king of England (1603โ25) and, as James VI, of Scotland (1567โ1625). James's reign witnessed the beginnings of English colonization in North America (Jamestown was founded in...Mary Queen of Scots
(Encyclopedia)Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), 1542โ87, only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Through her grandmother Margaret Tudor, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of England after t...King William Island
(Encyclopedia)King William Island, part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Boothia Peninsula and Victoria Island. The northern coast of the island was explored (1831)...Francis I, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia)Francis I, 1708โ65, Holy Roman emperor (1745โ65), duke of Lorraine (1729โ37) as Francis Stephen, grand duke of Tuscany (1737โ65), husband of Archduchess Maria Theresa. He succeeded his father ...Francis II, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia)Francis II, 1768โ1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792โ1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804โ35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792โ1835). He succeeded his father, Leopold II, sh...Browse by Subject
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