The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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Page 151
... born in Madrid on Nov. 27 , 1891. After attending the Uni- versity of Madrid , he studied at the Sorbonne in Paris . In 1918 he became professor of Spanish literature at the University of Seville and later held a similar post at the ...
... born in Madrid on Nov. 27 , 1891. After attending the Uni- versity of Madrid , he studied at the Sorbonne in Paris . In 1918 he became professor of Spanish literature at the University of Seville and later held a similar post at the ...
Page 428
... born in Ottawa on Aug. 2 , 1862 , and educated at Stan- stead College , Quebec . He entered the federal Department of Indian Affairs in 1880 and was its permanent head from 1913 to his retirement in 1932. He died in Ottawa on Dec. 19 ...
... born in Ottawa on Aug. 2 , 1862 , and educated at Stan- stead College , Quebec . He entered the federal Department of Indian Affairs in 1880 and was its permanent head from 1913 to his retirement in 1932. He died in Ottawa on Dec. 19 ...
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... born North American to be canonized . She founded the first American com- munity of the Daughters ( or Sisters ) of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul . Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York , N. Y. , on Aug. 28 , 1774. The well ...
... born North American to be canonized . She founded the first American com- munity of the Daughters ( or Sisters ) of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul . Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York , N. Y. , on Aug. 28 , 1774. The well ...
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katchewan has no saltwater coastline but unlike | 809 |
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