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1932–, Indian economist and government official, prime minister of India (2004–), b. Gah, West Punjab. Educated at the universities of Punjab, Cam...
(sm l´ t) (KEY) , 1721–71, Scottish novelist. After studying at Glasgow he came to London in 1739. Failing to get his tragedy The Regicide produced...
(fôs´t s s s ´n s) (KEY) or Fausto Sozzini (fou´st s t-ts ´n ) (KEY) , 1539–1604, Italian religious reformer, founder of Socinianism. Socinus...
( l m r t´t ) (KEY) , c.1498–1554, Italian painter, whose real name was Alessandro Bonvicino. He was a leading representative of the Brescian schoo...
(p r ´n d l vä´gä) (KEY) or Pierino del Vaga (py r ´n ) (KEY) , 1500–1547, Italian mannerist painter, whose real name was Perino or Pierino B...
(h ´st sy ´rä) (KEY) , 1848–1912, Mexican educator and historian. He entered the literary life as a romantic poet but later devoted himself whol...