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(Encyclopedia) Amalric II or Amaury II, c.1155–1205, Latin king of Jerusalem (1197–1205) and Cyprus (1194–1205); brother and successor (in Cyprus) of Guy of Lusignan. His title to Jerusalem was established thr...

(Encyclopedia) Tindal or Tindale, William: see Tyndale, William. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Sir Frederick Gowland, 1861–1947, English biochemist, educated at Cambridge and the Univ. of London. He was professor of biochemistry at Cambridge (1914–43). Among his contributions were ...

(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of, d. 1219, English nobleman. He became (1170) a guardian of Prince Henry, eldest son of Henry II, and supported him in his abortive rebellion (1173–74) against ...

(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Edward William, 3d, 1919–2015, U.S. senator (1967–79), b. Washington, D.C. A decorated World War II veteran, he was admitted to the bar in 1948. A Republican, he served (1963–66) as atto...

(Encyclopedia) Lamb, William: see Melbourne, William Lamb, 2d Viscount. ...

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

(Encyclopedia) Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...

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

(Encyclopedia) Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...