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51Claude Fleury — (December 6, 1640, Paris – July 14, 1723, Paris), was a French ecclesiastical historian. Destined for the bar, he was educated at the aristocratic College of Clermont (now that of Louis le Grand). In 1658 he was nominated an advocate to the… …
52History of the United States Senate — The United States Senate has a history of approximately 220 years as the upper house of the United States Congress, being described in the United States Constitution in 1787 and first convened in 1789.For the current Senate see United States… …
53Donato Acciaioli — (1429 – August 28, 1478) was an Italian scholar. He was born in Florence, Italy. He was famous for his learning, especially in Greek and mathematics, and for his services to his native state. Having previously been entrusted with several… …
54Gordon S. Wood — Gordon Stewart Wood[1] Born November 27, 1933 (1933 11 27) (age 77) Concord, Massachusetts …
55Martha Rosler — Born Brooklyn, NewYork Nationality American Field Video art, Installation art, Performance art …
56William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry — William Douglas (1724 1810), 4th Duke of Queensberry was a Scottish nobleman.Born in Peebles, the only son of William, second Earl of March, and his wife, Lady Anne Hamilton, he succeeded his father to the Earldom of March in 1731 and his mother… …
57Social position — is the position of an individual in a given society and culture. A given position (for example, the occupation of priest ) may belong to many individuals. Social position influences social status. One can have several social positions, but only… …
58Louis-Hector de Callières — (1646 1705) was the thirteenth Governor of New France, born at Cherbourg, France, in 1646. He was the son of Jacques de Callières and Madeleine Potier de Courey. He ranked as captain in the regiment of Navarre. He came to Canada in 1684, and was… …
59History of aesthetics (pre-20th-century) — This description of the history of aesthetics before the twentieth century is based on an article from the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.Greek SpeculationsAncient Greece supplies us with the first important contributions to… …
601975 Algiers Agreement — The 1975 Algiers Agreement (commonly known as the Algiers Accord) was a treaty that was meant to settle disputes over the lands between Iraq and Iran (such as the Shatt al Arab(Arvand Rud in Persian) and Khuzestan). Less than six years after… …
