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1861–1929, Canadian political leader, b. Ontario. A lawyer in Manitoba, he sat (1888–96) in the provincial legislature and then served (1896–191...
(m kh´ä l pä´kh r) (KEY) , c.1435–1498, German religious painter and probably a wood carver, a native of the Tyrol. He painted figures reminisce...
(sm l nsk´, smô–, Rus. sm ly nsk´) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 341,000), capital of Smolensk region, W European Russia, a port on the Dnieper River. ...
(sh l f´t ´´) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 31,050), Västerbotten co., NE Sweden, on the Skellefteälven River inland from its mouth on the Gulf of Bot...
(s l ´strä) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 48,287), NE Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Products include textiles, furniture, foodst...
(py r pôl prüdôN´) (KEY) , 1758–1823, French painter; 13th child of a Cluny stonemason. He gained recognition in 1796 with Truth Descending from...