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  • 41George Peter Alexander Healy —     George Peter Alexander Healy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► George Peter Alexander Healy     An American portrait and historical painter, b. at Boston, 15 July, 1808; d. at Chicago, 14 June 1894. His father was an Irish captain in the merchant …

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  • 42Huxley, Thomas Henry — (1825 1895)    Scientific writer, s. of an assistant master in a public school, was b. at Ealing. From childhood he was an insatiable reader. In his 13th year he became a medical apprentice, and in 1842 entered Charing Cross Hospital. Thereafter… …

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  • 43Fora — Forum Fo rum, n.; pl. E. {Forums}, L. {Fora}. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See {Foreign}.] 1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 44Forum — Fo rum, n.; pl. E. {Forums}, L. {Fora}. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See {Foreign}.] 1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. [1913 Webster] 2. A tribunal; a… …

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  • 45Forums — Forum Fo rum, n.; pl. E. {Forums}, L. {Fora}. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See {Foreign}.] 1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 46Transplace — Trans*place , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplacing}.] [Pref. trans + place.] To remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another place. [R.] [1913 Webster] It [an obelisk] was transplaced . . . from the left… …

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  • 47Transplaced — Transplace Trans*place , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplacing}.] [Pref. trans + place.] To remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another place. [R.] [1913 Webster] It [an obelisk] was transplaced . . .… …

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  • 48Transplacing — Transplace Trans*place , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplacing}.] [Pref. trans + place.] To remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another place. [R.] [1913 Webster] It [an obelisk] was transplaced . . .… …

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  • 49Ben Kingsley — Infobox Actor imagesize = 150px caption = Kingsley at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival birthname = Krishna Bhanji birthdate = birth date and age|1943|12|31|df=y birthplace = Snainton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England deathdate = deathplace =… …

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  • 50Green Ribbon Club — The Green Ribbon Club was one of the earliest of the loosely combined associations which met from time to time in London taverns or coffee houses for political purposes in the 17th century.It had its meeting place at the King s Head tavern at… …

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