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Havelock, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Havelock, Sir Henry hăvˈlŏk [key], 1795–1857, British general. Entering the army in 1815, he was sent (1823) to India, where he served in the first Burma War (1824–26), the first Afghan War (18...

Fanshawe, Sir Richard

(Encyclopedia) Fanshawe, Sir Richard fănˈshô [key], 1608–66, English diplomat and man of letters. He was secretary to the ambassador to Spain (1635–38) and chargé d'affaires there (1638). During the English ...

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...
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