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117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact lo...
( k´´r k r n´th s) (KEY) , acropolis, or citadel, of Corinth, overlooking the ancient city. Some ruins of the acropolis remain. The Acrocorinthus w...
1811–78, English architect. Prominent in the Gothic revival, he designed many public structures. He also directed a vast amount of Gothic restoratio...
(kl d ôN´) (KEY) or Claude Michel (kl d m sh l´) (KEY) , 1738–1814, French rococo sculptor. He executed several important commissions under Loui...
(kôl´d k t) (KEY) , 1846–86, English artist and illustrator. He is famous for his drawings of contemporary English country life and for his charmi...
(ä´b äl-älä´ äl-mä-är-r ´) (KEY) , 973–1057, Arab freethinking poet. He was born and lived most of his life in Maarrah, S of Aleppo. He w...