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Graf Ottokar Czernin
Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Ottokar Theobald Count of (b. 26 Sept. 1872, d. 5 Apr. 1932). Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister 1916–18 Born in Dimokur (Bohemia) into a wealthy aristocratic family, he entered the imperial diplomatic service as a young man of 23. He believed in the need to... Read more |
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Zuni
Zuñi , pueblo (1990 pop. 7,405), McKinley co., W N.Mex., in the Zuñi Reservation; built c.1695. Its inhabitants are Pueblo of the Zuñian linguistic family. They are a sedentary people, who farm irrigated land and are noted for basketry, pottery, turquoise jewelry, and weaving,... Read more |
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Lake of Zurich
Zu·rich / ˈzoŏrik/ a city in northern central Switzerland, on Lake Zurich; pop. 343,000. The largest city in Switzerland, it is a major international financial center.... Read more |
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Individual Differences
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES abilities and aptitudespatrick c. kyllonendrew h. gitomer affective and conative processeslyn corno ethnicityhsiu-zu hojason duque raleyangela d. whipple gender equity and schoolinghsiu-zu hoheather a. tomlinsonangela d. whipple ABILITIES AND APTITUDES Abilities are... Read more |
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Apaches
APACHES by D. L. Birchfield Overview The name "Apache" is a Spanish corruption of "Apachii," a Zuñi word meaning "enemy." Federally recognized contemporary Apache tribal governments are located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Apache reservations are also located in Arizona... Read more |
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Johann Joachim Quantz
Johann Joachim Quantz , 1697-1773, German flutist and composer for the flute. In 1741 he became chamber musician and teacher of the flute to Frederick the Great, for whom Quantz wrote more than 500 pieces, including flute sonatas and concertos. He also wrote a famous textbook for the flute, Versuch... Read more |
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Charles Major
Major, Charles (1936– ),born in Atlanta, received degrees from SUNY at Albany and the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, has taught English at the University of Colorado since 1977. His very full literary career began with Love Poems of a Black Man (1965), poetry continued in... Read more |
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Ferdinand (Austria)
Ferdinand 1793-1875, emperor of Austria (1835-48), son and successor of Emperor Francis I (who also, as Francis II, had been the last Holy Roman emperor). A well-meaning monarch in his lucid moments, he was subject to fits of insanity. A council of state that included Metternich governed in his... Read more |
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Marcos de Niza
Marcos de Niza , c.1495-1558, missionary explorer in Spanish North America. A Franciscan friar, he served in Peru and Guatemala before going to Mexico. There he headed an expedition (1539) planned by Antonio de Mendoza , who had been excited by Cabeza de Vaca's stories of rich Native American... Read more |
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Emperor of China Song Taizu
Zhao Kuang-yin Founder of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuang-yin (927-976) ended the practice of frequent military coups, which had exhausted China for more than half a century, and successfully re-established the "civilian empire." Zhao Kuang-yin, known to history as Song Tai Zu (implying... Read more |
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