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or Djakarta (both: j kär´t , jäkär´tä) (KEY) , city and special district (1990 pop. 8,227,746), capital and largest city of Indonesia, NW Java, ...
1936–, English actress and politician. Jackson’s first starring role was as Charlotte Corday in Marat/Sade (1966) for the Royal Shakespeare Compan...
1851–1912, American Presbyterian clergyman and encyclopedist, b. New York City. He was associate editor in the preparation of the original Schaff-He...
(kärl g s´täf yä´kôp yäkô´b ) (KEY) , 1804–51, German mathematician. He was an outstanding teacher and was professor of mathematics at Kön...
(m h l´y ) (KEY) , 1911–72, American gospel singer, b. New Orleans. She sang in church choirs during her childhood. Moving (1927) to Chicago, she w...
(roi´ l) (KEY) , 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210 sq mi (544 s...