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(Encyclopedia) Yorke, Henry Vincent: see Green, Henry. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gunnlaugsson, Sigmundur Davíð, 1975–, Icelandic political leader. He worked as a journalist and comedian for Iceland's national radio before he joined the conservative Progressive party and entere...

(Encyclopedia) Del Tredici, David dĕl trədēˈchē [key], 1937–, American composer, b. Cloverdale, Calif. Originally a pianist, he made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony at 16, and studied composition wi...

(Encyclopedia) William Henry, Fort: see Fort William Henry. ...

(Encyclopedia) More, Henry, 1614–87, English philosopher, one of the foremost representatives of the school of Cambridge Platonists. His writings emphasized the mystical and theosophic phases of that philosophy, a...

(Encyclopedia) Ford, Henry, 2d: see under Ford, Henry. ...

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Edward Henry: see Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Philip Henry: see Lothian, Philip Henry Kerr, 11th marquess of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Asquith, Herbert Henry: see Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054–1134, duke of Normandy (1087–1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father. Father and...