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Maurice
Maurice 1521-53, duke (1541-47) and elector (1547-53) of Saxony. A member of the Albertine branch of the ruling house of Saxony, he became duke of Albertine Saxony during the Protestant Reformation. Although a Protestant, he was more swayed by political than by religious motives. In 1546 he made an... Read more |
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Maurice Greene
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Maurice Schwartz
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Maurice Browne
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Maurice Vlaminck
Maurice Vlaminck The French painter Maurice Vlaminck (1876-1958) was one of the great Fauves, artists who stressed the primacy of pure color. In his later work he moved toward a kind of expressive realism. The son of a Flemish father and a French mother from Lorraine, Maurice Vlaminck was... Read more |
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Maurice Bishop
Maurice Bishop 1944–1983 Politician, prime minister At a Glance… Selected writings Sources The tiny Caribbean island nation of Grenada is built on a range of dormant volcanoes and is known as “ Read more |
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Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard 1921-2000 Canadian hockey player When Maurice Richard—universally known by his nickname, "The Rocket"—died in Montreal on May 27, 2000, the entire nation of Canada went into mourning. One of the greatest players in the history of hockey, Richard's legendary... Read more |
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Maurice of Nassau
Maurice of Nassau , 1567-1625, prince of Orange (1618-25); son of William the Silent by Anne of Saxony. He became stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland after the assassination (1584) of his father. He was later appointed (1588) captain general and admiral of the United Netherlands and became (1589)... Read more |
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Maurice Jarre
JARRE, Maurice Composer. Nationality:French. Born:Maurice Alexis Jarre in Lyon, 13 September 1924. Education:Attended University of Lyon and the Sorbonne, Paris, as engineering student; then studied under Honegger and Félix Passerone at Paris... Read more |
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Maurice Allais
Maurice Allais , 1911-, French economist. After working in the French mine administration, he joined the École National Superieure des Mines in Paris (1944-) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientific (1946-), where he developed his economic theories of how large, state-owned... Read more |
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Maurice, Frederick Denison
Maurice, Frederick Denison (1805–72). Anglican...reformer. Son of a unitarian minister, Maurice was ordained in the Church of England and...unorthodox views on eternal punishment. Maurice rejected the narrow moralism of his day... |
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Gamelin, General Maurice-Gustave
Gamelin, General Maurice-Gustave (1872–1958). General Joseph Joffre's operations...The Republic in Danger: General Maurice Gamelin and the Politics of French Defence...40 (Cambridge, 1992).—— ‘Maurice Gamelin and the defeat of France... |
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Maurice, F. D.
Maurice, F. D. ( John Frederick Denison Maurice) (1805–72), joined the Church of England in 1830 and was ordained in 1834. His The Kingdom of Christ (1838) was a plea for Christian unity. In 1840 he became professor of English literature... |
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FitzGerald, Maurice II
FitzGerald, Maurice II (c.1194–1257), 2nd baron of Offaly, justiciar of Ireland 1232...justiciarship. In 1248 he fought in Gascony at the bidding of Henry III. Maurice had founded a Franciscan friary at Youghal in 1224 or 1231 and he died... |
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Desmond, Maurice fitz Thomas, 1st earl of
Desmond, Maurice fitz Thomas, 1st earl of (d. 1356), the most turbulent noble of his time. In 1332 Munster juries accused him of conspiracies... |
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Grau, Maurice
Grau, Maurice (1849–1907), manager. Although best known for his successful tenure as head of the Metropolitan Opera, he was also important... |
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Hewlett, Maurice Henry
Hewlett, Maurice Henry (1861–1923), novelist, poet, and essayist, became known for his romantic novel of the Middle Ages, The Forest... |
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Schwartz, Maurice
Schwartz, Maurice (1890–1960), actor and manager. Born in Sedikor, Russia, he came to America in 1901 and four years later gave his first... |
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Browne, Maurice
Browne, Maurice. See Little Theatre in America. |
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Sendak, Maurice (Bernard)
Sendak, Maurice [Bernard] (1928– ),Brooklyn‐born illustrator and author, known for his playfully grotesque stories and drawings for... |
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Maurice, Frederick Denison
Maurice, Frederick Denison (1805–72), Christian Socialist. The son of a...Ludlow led to the formation of the Christian Socialists (q.v.). Maurice's orthodoxy was constantly under suspicion and he was dismissed from King... |
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Maurice
Maurice •arris, Clarice, Harries, Harris, Paris •mattress • actress • benefactress...tigress, Tigris •cypress •Boris, doch-an-dorris, Doris, Horace, Maurice, Norris, orris •cantoris, Dolores, loris •laundress • fortress • jointress... |
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Hulst, Maurice d
Hulst, Maurice d'. See D'HULST, MAURICE. |
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Saint‐Maurice
Saint‐Maurice, Canada, France, Switzerland Canada (Quebec): a river discovered by Jacques Cartier† in 1535 and later named after Maurice Poulin, who was given a seigniory to the north of its mouth in 1668. |
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Abravanel, Maurice
Abravanel, Maurice (b Salonika, 1903; d Salt Lake City, 1993). Gr.-born Amer. conductor. Début Berlin 1924. Cond. at Zwickau and in... |
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Gamelin, Maurice Gustave
Gamelin, Maurice Gustave (b. 20 Sept. 1872, d. 18 Apr. 1958). French general As Joffre's deputy he contributed to the successful outcome... |
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Jarre, Maurice
Jarre, Maurice (b Lyons, 1924). Fr. composer. Comp. Passacaille in memory of Honegger (1956), Mobiles, vn., orch. (1961), incid. mus. for Molière's Don Juan (perf. at Salzburg Fest. 1955), and many film scores incl. Dr Zhivago (1965). |
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Ewing, Maurice
Ewing, Maurice (1906–74) An American geophysicist and oceanographer, Ewing developed offshore seismic reflection profiling for use in oil... |
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Halbwachs, Maurice
Halbwachs, Maurice (1877–1945) An early French sociologist, much influenced by Émile Durkheim (see his Les Causes du suicide, 1930), and... |
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Martenot, Maurice
Martenot, Maurice (b Paris, 1898; d Paris, 1980). Fr. musician and inventor of the ondes Martenot. Prof. at École Normale de Musique... |
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...on the edge of, alongside. 3. they'll stop along the way synonyms: on, at a point on, in the course of. • adverb 1. Maurice moved along past the other exhibits synonyms: onward, on, ahead, forward, forth. 2. I invited a friend along synonyms... |
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Maurice puts his honey where his mouth is; KEEPING BEES IS A REWARDING HOBBY...
...JUDITH COURT POOH BEAR would love life with Maurice and Joan West because there are times...dedication, hard work and expertise that Maurice has developed over nearly 30 years of...over 300lbs of it. Beekeeping has been Maurice's hobby since a family friend sold him... |
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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MAURICE GIBB: 1949-2003: A joker, a drinker..the Bee Gees' rock 'n'...
...Byline: RICHARD WALLACE, US Editor TRAGIC Maurice Gibb will go down in music history as...both dabbled with drink and drugs, but Maurice did them big-time. The singer, who...his last interviews, father-of-two Maurice recalled the heady days of the group... |
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MAURICE R. HILLEMAN
...WORLD lost a true public health hero when Maurice R. Hilleman, Ph.D., died of cancer...April 2005, at the age of eighty-five. Maurice literally changed the world with his extraordinary...especially, vaccine research and development. Maurice was perhaps the single most ... |
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Maurice in Time.(Critical Essay)
Dedicating Maurice "to a happier year," E. M. Forster...many ways his novel looks to the future. Maurice waited 57 years to be published, because...Forster often described it in terms that Maurice had provided. [2] In its public and... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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MAURICE MAKES MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM GALLOWS
Paul Maurice recently estimated he was on the verge...coach of the Hartford Whalers in 1996. Maurice is pretty humble, but the guy shouldn...or-else age of professional sports, Maurice was allowed to bask in mediocrity. Every... |
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Maurice loved kids. I hope his last guitar helps them; TRAGIC BEE GEE'S GIFT...
...THE last guitar played by tragic Bee Gee Maurice Gibb will give a Scottish children's...It is the last guitar ever signed by Maurice Gibb - and the last to be autographed...dreadnought rosewood guitar, autographed by Maurice, twin Robin and brother Barry. Sue... |
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F. D. Maurice: The Radically Inclusive God
...analyses of the thought of Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-72) fabricate a dichotomy between...it provides a basis for identifying in Maurice scholarship both four dead-end detours...for future exploration. MISINTERPRETING MAURICE'S CAREER AS BIFURCATED A motif of modern... |
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F. D. Maurice and the Crisis of Christian Authority
F. D. Maurice and the Crisis of Christian Authority...99.00 (cloth). Although F. D. Maurice "does not necessarily provide the solution...p. 2). The contextual nature of Maurice's work, however, and his "oblique... |
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S. Charles Maurice: in memoriam.
S. Charles (Chuck) Maurice, long-time member and former officer...Gainesville, Florida. He was 67 years old. Maurice is survived by his wife Niccie L. McKay...of Florida; two sons (S. Charles Maurice Jr. and John Michael Maurice); a... |
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Obituary: Maurice Berry
...announce the death of Institute Honorary Fellow, Maurice Berry MBE at the age of 90. Maurice died in hospital on Wednesday 1st December...Ripponden, Halifax, on Wednesday 8th December. Maurice Berry was a Work Study man for nearly 44 years... |
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