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Shovell, Sir Clowdisley
(Encyclopedia)Shovell, Sir Clowdisley, or Sir Cloudesley Shovel kloudzˈlē shŭvˈəl [key], 1650–1707, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he burned enemy ships at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 a...Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman
(Encyclopedia)Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman sāntsˈbərē [key], 1845–1933, English critic and historian. His many works on English and French literature, notable for their breadth of knowledge and spirited ...Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr.: see under Douglas, Donald Wills. ...Tsang, Donald Yam-kuen
(Encyclopedia)Tsang, Donald Yam-kuen, 1944–, Hong Kong government official and political leader. He joined the Hong Kong colonial civil service in 1967, and served in a variety of posts concerned with the economy...Chambers, Sir William
(Encyclopedia)Chambers, Sir William, 1723–96, English architect, b. Gothenburg, Sweden. He traveled extensively in the East Indies and in China making drawings of gardens and buildings, many of which were later p...Gordon, Charles George
(Encyclopedia)Gordon, Charles George, 1833–85, British soldier and administrator. He served in the Crimean War, went to China in the expedition of 1860, taking part in the capture of Beijing, and in 1863 took ove...Smollett, Tobias George
(Encyclopedia)Smollett, Tobias George smŏlˈĭt [key], 1721–71, Scottish novelist. After studying at Glasgow he came to London in 1739. Failing to get his tragedy The Regicide produced, he shipped as a surgeon's...Pepperrell, Sir William
(Encyclopedia)Pepperrell, Sir William, 1696–1759, American colonial military commander, b. Kittery Point, Maine (then part of Massachusetts). A wealthy merchant, landowner, and businessman, he became a colonel in...Scroggs, Sir William
(Encyclopedia)Scroggs, Sir William, 1623?–1683, English jurist. Educated at Oxford and trained in law at Gray's Inn, he became (1669) a king's sergeant, was made (1676) justice in common pleas through the influen...Compton, Sir John
(Encyclopedia)Compton, Sir John (John George Melvin Compton), 1925–2007, St. Lucian political leader, b. Canouan, Windward Islands (now in St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Compton attended high school in St. Luci...Browse by Subject
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