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Spallanzani, Lazzaro
(Encyclopedia)Spallanzani, Lazzaro lädˈdzärō späl-läntsäˈnē [key], 1729–99, Italian naturalist. He was professor at the universities of Modena (1763–69) and Pavia (from 1769). Spallanzani studied regen...Fonseca, Rubem
(Encyclopedia)Fonseca, Rubem, 1925–2020, Brazilian short-story writer and novelist. Fonseca, who studied law and worked for a time as a police officer, is known for urban crime tales, many informed by his police ...Browse by Subject
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