Aaron, Hank (b. 5 February 1934) Reference library
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present
(b. 5 February 1934),
baseball player, baseball executive, civil rights advocate, and businessman. Henry
Abacha, Sani (1943) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
Nigerian military officer and military head of state, was born on 20 September 1943 to the Abacha family in the
Abacha, Sani (1943–1998) Reference library
Encyclopedia of Africa
Sani Abacha attended primary and secondary school in his home state of
Abacus Reference library
Margaret SANKEY
Berkshire Encyclopedia of China
Abani, Chris (1966) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
Nigerian novelist, poet, dramatist, educator, and political activist, was born Christopher Uchechukwu Andrew Abani, on 27 December 1966, in
Abar (fl. seventh century BCE) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
queen of Kush, was the mother of Taharqa (ruled c. 690–664 BCE), the most remarkable king of the period of
Abba, Bagibo I (1802) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
king of one of the five Oromo states of the Gibe region in southwestern Ethiopia during the first half of
Abba, Jifar II (1861) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
Oromo king of the Gibe region, in southwestern Ethiopia, was crowned in 1878. A year after his accession to
Abba, Jobir (1900) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
last king of the kingdom of Jimma in Ethiopia, scholar, was born in Jiren, the political capital and commercial center
Abbadie de Saint-Castin, Jean-Vincent d' (1652–1707) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Canadian History
(1652–1707), nobleman, soldier, chief of the Abenaki.
Poet Alden Nowlan vividly sketches Saint-Castin's contradictions: ‘you exile from the
ʿAbbas Hilmi II (1874) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
the third and last khedive of Egypt, ruled the country from 1892 to 1914. ʿAbbas was the seventh ruler
Abbas, Ferhat (1899) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
Algerian politician and public intellectual, was born on 24 October 1899 in the village of Chahna, located six miles south
Abbe, Gubegna (1933) Reference library
Dictionary of African Biography
Ethiopian intellectual, novelist, playwright, and poet, was born on 1 July 1933 in Gojjam Province, Ethiopia. He was one of
Abbey theatre Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.)
Dublin, created in 1904 as a successor to the Irish Literary theatre founded in Dublin 1899 by littérateurs (including Yeats
abbeys and priories Reference library
J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
Abbots were the spiritual heads of the larger monasteries (abbesses for nuns), with priors in charge of smaller or daughter
abbeys and priories Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
Abbey theatre Reference library
John Saunders
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
First permanent home of the Irish National Theatre, founded by Lady *Gregory, Edward Martyn, and W. B.
Abbey theatre Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
First permanent home of the Irish National Theatre, founded in 1904 by Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and W. B. *...
Abbot, George (1562–1633) Reference library
Revd Dr John R. Guy
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
Bishop of Lichfield (1609), London (1610), and archbishop of Canterbury (1611–33). Born in Guildford,
Abbot, George (1562–1633) Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
Bishop of Lichfield (1609), London (1610), and archbishop of Canterbury (1611–33). As a fellow of Balliol (...
