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31Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
32Jacques Necker — Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, (Château de Versailles) Director General of Finance In office 29 June 1777 – 19 May 1781 …
33Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet — FRCS FRS (July 16 1783–July 05 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. As a young man he published two books of his lectures which contained pre Darwinian… …
34Denmark — • History includes politics, religion, literary, and art Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Denmark Denmark † …
35Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma — Marie Louise Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Empress consort of the French; Queen consort of Italy Tenure 11 March 1810 – 6 April 1814 …
36William Few — William Few, Jr. (June 8, 1748 mdash;July 16, 1828) was an American politician and a Founding Father of the United States. Few represented the U.S. state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention.Born into a poor yeoman farming family, Few… …
37Obadiah ben Abraham — of Bertinoro (Hebrew: עובדיה בן אברהם מברטנורא) was a 15th century rabbi best known for his popular commentary on the Mishnah, commonly known as The Bartenura . He was born and lived in the second half of the 15th century in Italy and died in… …
38Septerra Core — Infobox VG title = Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator developer = Valkyrie Studios publisher = Monolith Productions designer = Brian Babendererde engine = released = October 31 1999 genre = Computer RPG modes = Single player ratings = ESRB:… …
39Serpentor — Infobox G.I. Joe character name = Serpentor caption = Serpentor the Cobra Emperor (From G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #23 by Image Comics and Devil s Due) affiliation = Cobra function = Cobra Emperor realname = birthplace = serial = rank =… …
40Thomas Wayne — For the pop singer, see Thomas Wayne (singer). Thomas Wayne Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) …
