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  • 111Ott, Mel — ▪ American baseball player, manager, and broadcaster in full  Melvin Thomas Ott , also called  Master Melvin  born March 2, 1909, Gretna, La., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1958, New Orleans, La.  American professional baseball player, manager, and… …

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  • 112Percy, Thomas — ▪ British scholar born , April 13, 1729, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Eng. died Sept. 30, 1811, Dromore, County Down, Ire.  English antiquarian and bishop whose collection of ballads, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765), awakened widespread… …

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  • 113Epping, Joseph — • German astronomer and Assyriologist, b. at Neuenkirchen near Rhine in Westphalia, 1 Dec., 1835; d. at Exaeten, Holland, 22 Aug., 1894 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Epping, Joseph      …

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  • 114French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature     French Literature     † …

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  • 115Francis Kernan —     Francis Kernan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Francis Kernan     Lawyer, statesman; born in Steuben County, New York, 14 January, 1816; d. at Utica, New York, 7 September, 1892; son of General William Kernan, who came to America from County… …

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  • 116Jean-Joseph Thonissen —     Jean Joseph Thonissen     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Joseph Thonissen     Professor of law at the University of Louvain, minister in the Belgian Government, b. at Hassett, Limbourg, 21 Jan., 1817; d. at Louvain, 17 Aug., 1891.     After a …

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  • 117Joseph Epping —     Joseph Epping     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph Epping     German astronomer and Assyriologist, b. at Neuenkirchen near Rhine in Westphalia, 1 Dec., 1835; d. at Exaeten, Holland, 22 Aug., 1894. His parents died while he was very young, and …

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  • 118Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman —     Nicholas Patrick Wiseman     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicholas Patrick Wiseman     Cardinal, first Archbishop of Westminster; b. at Seville, 2 Aug., 1802; d. in London, 15 Feb., 1865, younger son of James Wiseman, a merchant of Irish family… …

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  • 119consideration — con·sid·er·a·tion n: something (as an act or forbearance or the promise thereof) done or given by one party for the act or promise of another see also contract compare motive ◇ Except in Louisiana, consideration is a necessary element to the… …

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  • 120goodwill — good·will / gu̇d ˌwil/ n 1: an intangible asset that is made up of the favor or prestige which a business has acquired beyond the mere value of what it sells due to the personality or experience of those conducting it, their reputation for skill… …

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