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21De Jussieu — De Jussieu, the name of a French family which came into prominence towards the close of the sixteenth century, and was known for a century and a half for the botanists it produced. The following are its more eminent members: Antoine de Jussieu… …
22Richard Sharp (politician) — Conversation Sharp Born 1759 Newfoundland Died 30 March 1835 Dorchester Resting place Bunhill Fields, London. Education Rev. Dr Fell, Thaxted (private), Inner Temple …
23Sir George Essex Honyman, 4th Baronet — (1819–1875), judge.Honyman was born at Strawberry Hill, Middlesex, 22 January 1819. His father, Sir Ord Honyman, 3rd Baronet, born 25 March 1794, became lieutenant colonel commanding the Grenadier Guards 27 Dec. 1850, and died at Nice 27 Jan.… …
24Agostino Ciasca — Agostino Ciasca † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Agostino Ciasca (in the world, PASQUALE). An Italian Augustinian and Cardinal, born at Polignano a Mare, in the province of Bari, 7 May, 1835; died a Rome, 6 February, 1902. He received… …
25Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola — Giovanni Pico della Mirandola † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian philosopher and scholar, born 24 February, 1463; died 17 November, 1494. He belonged to a family that had long dwelt in the Castle of… …
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27literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
28Dionne Brand — (born January 7, 1953 Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was named Toronto s third Poet Laureate in September 2009.[1][2][3] Contents 1 Biography …
29Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
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