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(kän), 1867–1934, American banker and patron of the arts, born and educated in Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1893 and in 1897 joine...
(kä´´p l vä´st ) (KEY) , ancient town, S Nepal. According to legend, the Buddha, whose father ruled the state of Kapilavastu, was born nearby and...
Hawaii, on the east coast of Oahu, protected by coral reefs and dotted with islands. The shores of the bay are rimmed with ancient fishponds built by ...
(kä´l nbôr) (KEY) , city (1992 pop. 15,304), Vestsjælland co., central Denmark, a port on the Kalundborg Fjord, an arm of the Store Bælt. It is a...
(j st n´ n) (KEY) , 483–565, Byzantine emperor (527–65), nephew and successor of Justin I. He was responsible for much imperial policy during hi...
(t mä´r K rsä´vy n ) (KEY) , 1885–1978, Russian prima ballerina. Karsavina was trained in the Imperial Theatre School and the Maryinsky Theatre...