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Cantacuzene, John

(Encyclopedia) Cantacuzene, John: see John VI, Byzantine emperor. ...

Sobieski, John

(Encyclopedia) Sobieski, John: see John III, king of Poland. ...

Zapolya, John

(Encyclopedia) Zapolya, John: see John I, king of Hungary. ...

Montefiore, Sir Moses Haim

(Encyclopedia) Montefiore, Sir Moses Haim mŏnˌtĭfēôˈrē [key], 1784–1885, British-Jewish philanthropist, b. Italy. He married a Rothschild and became affiliated with the family's banking business. He accumul...

Blackstone, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Blackstone, Sir William, 1723–80, English jurist. At first unsuccessful in legal practice, he turned to scholarship and teaching. He became (1758) the first Vinerian professor of law at Oxford, wher...

Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence ălˈmə-tădˈĭmə [key], 1836–1912, English painter, b. Friesland. He studied in Belgium, where he lived until 1869. In that year he went to England; there he became a c...
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