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101Hugh of Lincoln — Infobox bishopbiog name =Hugh of Avalon religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Lincoln Title = Bishop of Lincoln Period = 1186 ndash;1200 Predecessor = Walter de Coutances Successor =William de Blois ordination = bishops = post = Prior of Witham… …
102Dhule — This article is about the municipality in Maharashtra, India. For its namesake district, see Dhule district. Dhule (धुळे)   city   …
103Odysseus Unbound — Paliki, Kefalonia (Cephalonia) Ithaki (the traditional Ithaca) : click map to show scale Homer said Ithaca was low lying According to Robert Bittlestone s Odysseus Unbound (2005), written with the assistance of Professor James Diggle of… …
104Ida Hahn-Hahn — Ida Hahn Hahn † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ida Hahn Hahn Countess, convert and authoress, born 22 June, 1805; died 12 January, 1880. She was descended from a family that formerly was one of the wealthiest and most illustrious of the… …
105Richardson, Samuel — (baptized Aug. 19, 1689, Mackworth, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng. died July 4, 1761, Parson s Green, near London) English novelist. After moving with his family to London at age 10, Richardson was apprenticed to a printer before setting up in… …
106DICKENS, CHARLES — celebrated English novelist, born at Landport, Portsmouth; son of a navy clerk, latterly in great straits; was brought up amid hardships; was sent to a solicitor s office as a clerk, learned shorthand, and became a reporter, a post in which he …
107Mystery Park — was an amusement park located near Interlaken, Switzerland. After the park was momentarily closed until further notice owing to financial difficulties, it re opened for a short period before being definitively closed in November 2006. The park… …
108Paul I — Pope Paul I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Paul I (757 67) Date of birth unknown; died at Rome, 28 June, 767. He was a brother of Stephen II. They had been educated for the priesthood at the Lateran palace. Stephen entrusted his… …
109Pope Paul I — Pope Paul I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Paul I (757 67) Date of birth unknown; died at Rome, 28 June, 767. He was a brother of Stephen II. They had been educated for the priesthood at the Lateran palace. Stephen entrusted his… …
110Chin Fung Kee — (1920–1990) was a respected and outstanding Malaysian civil engineer in engineering practice, as well as engineering research and education. He is known for his excellence in geotechnical, structural and hydraulic engineering. He was a local… …