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(Encyclopedia) Daley, William Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...

(Encyclopedia) Égalité, Philippe: see Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'. ...

(Encyclopedia) Heli hēˈlī [key], in the New Testament, father of St. Joseph. ...

(Encyclopedia) Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs: see Rotblat, Sir Joseph. ...

(Encyclopedia) Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft to house 6,000 pieces of the enormous art collection amassed by ...

(Encyclopedia) Paasikivi, Juho Kusti yo͝oˈhō ko͝osˈtē päˈsĭkĭvˌē [key], 1870–1956, president of Finland (1946–56). He entered the Finnish parliament in 1907 and was minister of finance in 1908–9. A...

(Encyclopedia) Silone, Ignazio ēnyäˈtsyō sēlōˈnā [key], 1900–1978, Italian novelist and journalist, whose original name was Secondo Tranquilli. A Socialist and for a time a Communist, he broke with Stalin ...

(Encyclopedia) Voznesensky, Andrei Andreyevich əndrāˈ əndrāˈəvĭch vəznyəsyānˈskē [key], 1933–2010, Russian poet, b. Moscow. Voznesensky studied at the Moscow Architectural Institute and later became a...

(Encyclopedia) Varna värˈnä [key], city (1993 pop. 307,200), E Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. It is a major port and an industrial center. Manufactures include ships and boats, chemicals, electrical equipment, and t...