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Drummond Hoyle Matthews
Matthews, Drummond (1931-1937) English marine geophysicist Drummond "Drum" Matthews had a long, outstanding career in geology and geophysics, contributing to the fundamental understanding of the structure and evolution of the earth's crust . Matthews grew up near the sea, at Porlock in... Read more |
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James William Denver
James William Denver 1817-92, American territorial governor, army officer, and Congressman, b. Winchester, Va. He commanded a company of Missouri volunteers in the Mexican War, then went (1850) to California, where he was state senator and secretary of state before serving (1855-57) as U.S.... Read more |
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Viareggio
Viareggio , city (1991 pop. 57,514), Tuscany, N central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a fishing center and a fashionable beach resort. The body of the poet Shelley was cremated there after his death by drowning at Lerici near La Spezia in 1822.... Read more |
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Ferdinand III (Holy Roman Empire)
Ferdinand III 1608-57, Holy Roman emperor (1637-57), king of Hungary (1626-57) and of Bohemia (1627-57), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. After the dismissal and assassination (1634) of the imperial commander Wallenstein , Ferdinand became nominal leader of the imperial forces... Read more |
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William Gregg
William Gregg 1800-1867, American industrialist, known as the "father of Southern cotton manufacture," b. Monongalia co., Va. (now W.Va.). He devoted his life to building up Southern industry. His views were expressed in Essays on Domestic Industry (1845), a collection of articles published... Read more |
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Piso
Piso , distinguished family of the ancient Roman gens Calpurnia. One of the best-known members was Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, d. after 43 BC, father-in-law of Julius Caesar. As consul (58 BC), he aided in the banishment of Cicero; Macedonia was his proconsular province (57 BC-55 BC).... Read more |
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Curragh mutiny
Curragh mutiny. In March 1914 57 officers of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, stationed at Curragh near Dublin, informed the commander-in-chief that they would accept dismissal rather than undertake operations against Ulstermen to impose the Irish Home Rule Bill. They succeeded in obtaining a written... Read more |
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Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land), Antarctica Discovered by the Norwegians in 1930 and declared a Norwegian dependency in 1949. It was named after Queen Maud (1869–1934), English wife of Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–57). The Queen Maud Mountains are also named... Read more |
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Sterling Price
Sterling Price 1809-67, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Prince Edward co., Va. After moving to Missouri, he practiced law and entered politics. He served in Congress (1844-46), resigning to lead a Missouri regiment in the Mexican War . Made military governor of New Mexico, he put... Read more |
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