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  • 1920) was a Russian jeweler, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs he designed ... he felt his unique creations, especially the eggs representative of Easter ...
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  • quot;), also referred to as King David, was the second and most famous king ... The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of the ...
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  • Bowling has been popular for hundreds of years, with different variations ... There are many different forms of the game in various parts of the ...
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  • The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established ... The scope of the European Court of Human Rights and the legally binding ...
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  • are also found in almanacs, such as the times of the rising and setting ... The calendar is not only a tool for organizing information and dates ...
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  • The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom ... In the past, the British Library restricted use of its reading room ...
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  • ) (967 – August 15, 1038) was Grand Prince of the Magyars (997-1000/1001 ... in Hungary and his decrees could ensure the internal peace in his kingdom ...
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  • Giorgos Seferis (Γιώργος Σεφέρης) was the pen name of ... Seferis helped to introduce the poetry of Symbolism to the Greek language ...
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  • in Freudian psychoanalysis, focused on the self as a social being, using ... by authoritarian systems. In this aspect of his thinking he was influenced ...
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  • biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his ... management. Orr became a pupil-teacher at the Academy, from where he went ...
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  • Minerva was the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her areas ... Her name is virtually identical to that Menrva, the Etruscan goddess ...
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  • sparkling wit and dialogue. He was also one of the early pioneers of what ... Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval ...
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  • February 9, 1867 - December 9, 1916) was the pen name of Natsume Kinnosuke ... 9, 1867, just one year and a half before the start of the Meiji Reformation ...
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  • Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures ... ==Meaning of the term== Orientalism derives from a Latin word oriens ...
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  • using electronic devices. As defined by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical ... electromechanical designs and they paved the way for the later emergence ...
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  • British amateur archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, collector, author ... 5, 1817 in Paris, France, into a family of Huguenot descent. His father ...
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  • The British Film Institute (BFI) is one of the oldest film organizations ... The BFI manages the British Film Institute National Archive (previously ...
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  • Arthur Middleton (June 26, 1742 - January 1, 1787) was one of the ... The son of Henry Middleton, one of South Carolina's representatives ...
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  • [[Image:protocomicstrip.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Example of a proto-comic ... A comic strip is a drawing or sequence of drawings that tells a story ...
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  • Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, Order of Merit (OM), Privy Council ... She was the 155th Speaker to be elected. She had served as Deputy ...
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