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(Encyclopedia) Albert the Bear, c.1100–1170, first margrave of Brandenburg (1150–70). He was a loyal vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II, who, as duke of Saxony, helped him take (1123) Lower Lusatia and the ...

(Encyclopedia) Moissan, Henri Ferdinand Frederick, 1852–1907, French chemist, Ph.D. École Pratique des Haute Études, Paris, 1880. Moissan was a professor at the School of Pharmacy in Paris (1886–1900) and at t...

(Encyclopedia) Cavendish, William: see Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Vinson, Frederick Moore, 1890–1953, 13th chief justice of the United States (1946–53), b. Louisa, Ky. He received his law degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (1911). He served (1923�...

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, William: see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—repetitions, multiple...

(Encyclopedia) Murray, William: see Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Parsons, William: see Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Marshal, William: see Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of. ...