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P , P, p [Called ‘pee’]. The 16th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated in the Phoenician symbol pe, which was adopted by the G… myna(h) , myna(h) see MINA. Hans Pfitzner , Pfitzner, Hans (Erich), eminent German composer, conductor, pedagogue, and writer on music; b. Moscow (of German parents), May 5,1869; d. Salzburg, M… J M Coetzee , Coetzee, J. M.
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Cape Town, South Africa; married, 1963 (divorced, 1980); children: Nicholas, Gisela. Education: University of Cap… Henri Philippe Petain , Henri Philippe Pétain
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The French general and statesman Henri Philippe Pétain (1856-1951), a military hero in World War I, heade… Niccolo Paganini , Paganini, Niccolò,legendary Italian violinist; b. Genoa, Oct. 27, 1782; d. Nice, May 27, 1840. His father, a poor dockworker, gave him his first less…
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