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Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius , 1822-88, German mathematical physicist. A pioneer in the science of thermodynamics, he introduced the concept of entropy and restated the second law of thermodynamics: heat cannot of itself pass from a colder to a hotter body. He applied his researches on heat,... Read more
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq 1924-88, Pakistani military and political leader. Named general and chief of staff by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1976, he declared martial law in July, 1977, in response to agitations against election fraud. He imprisoned Bhutto, later (1979) executing him. Zia became president in... Read more
Social War Social War
Social War or Marsic War [Lat. socii =allies], 91BC-88 BC, struggle brought on by demands of the Italian allies for the privileges of Roman citizenship. The allies had fought on the side of Rome and had helped establish Roman hegemony, but they did not have the rights of the Romans. Most... Read more
Charles Edward Stuart Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart 1720-88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and as the Young Pretender. When the failures and irregular life of the Old Pretender had alienated his followers, Charles... Read more
Kingman Brewster Jr Kingman Brewster Jr
Kingman Brewster, Jr. 1919-88, American educator and public official, b. Longmeadow, Mass., grad. Yale (A.B., 1941) and Harvard (LL.B., 1948). He was a professor of law at Harvard (1950-60) and president of Yale (1963-77), where as an opponent of the Vietnam War, he skillfully handled student... Read more
Achille Francois Bazaine Achille Francois Bazaine
Bazaine, Achille François (1811–88) French general. During the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR he was appointed commander-in-chief, but was reluctant to give battle. He withdrew to Metz with 176,000 French troops and capitulated to BISMARCK on 27 October 1870. Convicted of treason (1873), he was... Read more
Franz Lehar Franz Lehar
Franz Lehár , 1870-1948, Hungarian composer of operettas. After completing studies at the Prague Conservatory (1882-88), he began a career as a conductor of military bands and settled in Vienna. There, following the success of his first operetta, Wiener Frauen (1902), he devoted himself to... Read more
Frederick III (Germany) Frederick III (Germany)
Frederick III 1831-88, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (Mar.-June, 1888), son and successor of William I . In 1858 he married Victoria , the princess royal of England, who exerted considerable influence over him. Frederick was a liberal and a patron of art and learning. In the... Read more
Sir John Henry Brand Sir John Henry Brand
Sir John Henry Brand or Jan Hendrik Brand , 1823-88, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State, b. Capetown. He was called to the English bar in 1849 and practiced law in South Africa. In 1863 he was elected president of the struggling Orange Free State and immediately made... Read more
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Edinburgh castle stands on Castle Rock overlooking the city of Edinburgh and is approached across the Esplanade, the site of the annual military tattoo and other ceremonies. Edinburgh castle has been sacked and rebuilt several times, one of its oldest surviving parts being the tiny St Margaret's... Read more

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