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Ian Smith Ian Smith
Ian Smith1970(?)— Diet and fitness expert, author Dr. Ian Smith combined his medical training with his interests in journalism and sports to become a television celebrity and bestselling author. As he told Tony Felton of the New York Beacon in 1999: "There is so much to do, and so much that I want... Read more
Paul Gerhardt Paul Gerhardt
Paul Gerhardt 1607-76, German hymn writer and clergyman. Some of his famous texts, such as O Sacred Head Sore Wounded, are much used in English translations.... Read more
English Common Law English Common Law
English Common Law Sources Origins.Between the reign of William I in the eleventh century and Elizabeth I in the sixteenth century, the government of England was transformed into a constitutional monarchy grounded on the rule of law. Although the Roman Empire had... Read more
purine purine
purine type of organic base found in the nucleotides and nucleic acids of plant and animal tissue. The German chemist Emil Fischer did much of the basic work on purines and introduced the term into the chemical literature in the early 20th cent. The two major purines of almost universal... Read more
Le Cateau Le Cateau
Le Cateau or Le Cateau-Cambrésis , town (1993 est. pop. 7,789), Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders. It has textile, metallurgical, and ceramic industries. The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559) returned the last English foothold on the continent to France. Le Cateau was the... Read more
kingdom of York kingdom of York
York, kingdom of. The Viking kingdom of York has attracted great attention since the Coppergate excavations revealed so much about Jorvik and its inhabitants. Post-Roman York was in the kingdom of Deira, taken over in 655 by its northern neighbour Bernicia to form the kingdom of Northumbria. In 867... Read more
Gorgon Gorgon
Gorgon , in Greek mythology, one of three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Their hair was a cluster of writhing snakes, and their faces were so hideous that all who saw them were turned to stone. Only Medusa was mortal. They were much represented in... Read more
Albert Speer Albert Speer
Albert Speer , 1905-81, German architect and National Socialist (Nazi) leader. A member of the Nazi party from 1931, he became its official architect after Hitler came to power. His grandiose but coldly eclectic designs include the stadium at Nuremberg (1934). A highly efficient organizer, Speer... Read more
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parishes, origins of. Traditional theories that the English parish system was the brainchild of Archbishop Theodore of Tarsus (668–90) are no longer held. English dioceses, geographically much larger than Italian counterparts, could not be administered from the centre and needed more local... Read more

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