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Rufus Putnam
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Rufus
Rufus in the New Testament. 1 Son of Simon of Cyrene. 2 Christian in Rome. Perhaps the same as 1.... Read more |
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Rufus of Ephesus
RUFUS OF EPHESUS(first century CE), medicine. For the original article on Rufus of Ephesus see DSB, vol. 11.Research over the last thirty years of the twentieth century has substantially altered historians’ understanding of Rufus of Ephesus in two ways. The revival of critical interest in Galen has... Read more |
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bobcat
bobcat (wild cat or red lynx) Vicious, short-tailed cat found throughout swamp, forest and grassland regions of the USA, s Canada, and Central America. Its reddish-brown coat has black spots with white underparts. The bobcat feeds on rodents and gives birth to 2–4 young following a gestation... Read more |
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Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene , in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. He was probably an African Jew, and is identified as the father of Alexander and Rufus.... Read more |
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Rufus Choate
Rufus Choate 1799-1859, American lawyer and Congressman, b. Essex co., Mass.; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate. Admitted to the bar in 1823, Rufus Choate gained national reputation as a lawyer and as an orator. He served (1830-34) in the U.S. House of Representatives and sat (1841-45) in the U.S.... Read more |
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Council of Rockingham
Rockingham, Council of, 1095. This was an important episode in the medieval relations of church and state. Anselm had become archbishop of Canterbury in 1093 at a time when there were rival popes, Urban II and Clement III. He asked William Rufus for permission to seek the pallium from Urban,... Read more |
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treaty of Caen
Caen, treaty of, 1091. On his death-bed in 1087 William the Conqueror gave England to his second son William Rufus, and the duchy of Normandy to his first son, Robert. But each retained estates and supporters in the other's territories and relations broke down. In 1091 Rufus led an expedition to... Read more |
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Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Rufus Wheeler Peckham , 1838-1909, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1895-1909), b. Albany, N.Y. Admitted (1859) to the bar, he became a leading Albany lawyer and was prominent in local Democratic politics. He served on the state supreme court (1883-86) and on the state court of appeals... Read more |
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William Rufus Shafter
William Rufus Shafter 1835-1906, American general, b. Galesburg, Mich. He served in the Union army during the Civil War and in 1867 joined the regular army, rising to become brigadier general (1897). In the Spanish-American War he was placed in command of the army that in June, 1898, invaded Cuba.... Read more |
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Take the Kids to Filmfest DC
...highlight is "Click, Clack, Moo...animals he's just drawn. It...barber named Rufus who arrives in...the kingdom. Rufus meets a young fairy named Sophie...adventure begins when Rufus and the mice...on the book by ... |