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31Henry Parsons Crowell — (1855 1943) was an American businessman, founder of the Quaker Oats Company and a philanthropist. [Musser, Joe (1997). The Cereal Tycoon . Moody Press. ISBN 0802416160, p.3, 154.] At the end of the 19th century, steam engines, telegraph and… …
32PHILP, Sir Robert (1851-1922) — premier of Queensland was born at Glasgow on 28 December 1851, the second son of John Philp and his wife, Mary Ann Wiley. His father was the proprietor of a lime kiln at Glasgow. Robert Philp was educated at the Anderston Presbyterian Church… …
33Monte Carlo Casino — This article is about the casino in Monaco. For the casino in Las Vegas, see Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. The Monte Carlo Casino …
34Cardcaptor Sakura — The first volume of Cardcaptor Sakura, published in Japan by Kodansha on November 22, 1996 カードキャプターさくら (Kādokyaputā Sakura …
35satanism — Devotion to SATAN, the DEVIL, or forces of darkness. Satanism is not structured as a single, unified organization or movement. Some forms of it are religious and involve worship of Satan, while other forms involve high magic or are… …
36WAITE, Peter (1834-1922) — pastoralist and public benefactor was born at Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, on 9 May 1834. On leaving school he was apprenticed to an ironmonger and spent nine years in commercial pursuits. When 25 years of age he sailed to Australia and,… …
37Mary and Matthew Darly — British print from copper engraving by Mary and Matthew Darly (from a drawing by Henry Angelo), part of a famous 1771 1773 series on Macaronis by the Darlys. The Mungo Macaroni (Mungo a name of a slave character from a comic opera) is based on… …
38Perkins Observatory — is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned and operated by Ohio Wesleyan University.Early HistoryThe observatory is named for Hiram Perkins, a professor of mathematics and astronomy at the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware,… …
39Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet — Infobox Person name = Sir John Brunner image size = 200px caption = John Brunner in 1885 birth date = February 8 1842 birth place = Everton, Liverpool, England death date = July 1 1919 death place = Chertsey, Surrey, England education = St.… …
40Henslowe, Philip — born с 1550, Lindfield, Sussex, Eng. died Jan. 6, 1616, London English theatre owner and manager. He settled in London before 1577, married a wealthy widow, and became the owner of several theatres, among them the Rose Theatre, which he built… …
