literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Noel Pemberton Billing — (sometimes hyphenated as Noel Pemberton Billing) (1881 – 11 November 1948) was an English aviator, inventor, publisher, and Member of Parliament. He founded the firm that became Supermarine and promoted air power, but he held a strong antipathy… … Wikipedia
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George Metochites — (c. 1250 1328) was an archdeacon in Constantinople during the 1270’s and early 1280’s, and an important, fervent supporter of the Union of the Greek and Latin Churches that was agreed to at the Second Council of Lyons (1274). LifeOf Metochites’… … Wikipedia
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — This article is about the 19th century composer. For other uses, see Tchaikovsky (disambiguation). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov, 1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tcha … Wikipedia
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Bai T. Moore — Infobox Writer name = Bai T. Moore birthdate = October 12, 1916 birthplace = Dimeh, Liberia deathdate = January 10, 1988 deathplace = Monrovia, Liberia occupation = Civil servant (Tourism and Cultural Affairs) nationality = Liberian period =… … Wikipedia
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium