William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a portrait of middle-class English society. He was born in Calcutta, India, where his father worked for the British East India Company. In 1817 his family returned to England, where he was educated at the Charterhouse School, where he was a close friend of John Leech and Trinity College, Cambridge. His academic per ...

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William Paley (July, 1743 - May 25, 1805), English divine, Christian apologist and philosopher, was born at Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Paley was educated at Giggleswick School, of which his father was headmaster, and at Christ's College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1763 as senior wrangler, became fellow in 1766, and in 1768 tutor of his college. He lectured on Clarke, Butler and Locke, and also delivered a systematic course on moral philosophy, which subsequently formed the basis of his well-known treatise. The subscription ...

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne région, with a population of approximately 140,000. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme département. It sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is surrounded by a major industrial area. The city is famous for the chain of volcanoe ...

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Socialism Part of the Politics series History of socialism Democratic socialism Christian socialism Communism Libertarian socialism Social democracy Egalitarianism Democracy Equality of outcome Class struggle Proletarian revolution Marxism Anarchism Trade unionism Internationalism Utilitarianism Socialist economics Socialist states Criticisms of socialism List of socialists Social d ...

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The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state military college in the United States and the Nation's only classical state military college: all VMI students are cadets. VMI offers a spartan, physically demanding environment combined with strict military discipline. Cadets pursue bachelor's degrees in 14 disciplines in the fields of engineering, science, and liberal arts. For the past five years, VMI has been ranked America's #1 public liberal arts college by the magazin ...

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Ciudad Juarez (also known simply as Juárez) (2000 population 1,142,354) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It stands on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. It is the major port of entry and transportation center of north central Mexico and the fifth largest city in the country. It is a growing industrial center, with numerous maquiladoras (assembly plants). Ciudad Juarez was founded as El Paso del Norte ("the Northern Pass") in 1659 by Spanish explorers, se ...

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Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. He produced all of his work (some 900 paintings and 1100 drawings) during a period of only ten years before he became mentally ill and committed suicide. He had little success during his lifetime, but his posthumous fame grew rapidly, especially following a showing of 71 of Van ...

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William Wynn Westcott (November 17, 1848 - July 30, 1925) was a British esotericist and ceremonial magician. He was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England. A doctor of medicine by trade, he became active in Freemasonry in 1871, becoming Master of his home Lodge in 1874 and later also of the prestigious Quatuor Coronati research lodge, as well as achieving other Masonic distinctions. He studied the Kabbalah and by 1880 became active in the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia before co-founding the Hermetic Order of ...

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William Rufus de Vane King (April 7, 1786–April 18, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and the thirteenth Vice President of the United States. He was the shortest-serving person to occupy that office (45 days, see List of U.S. Vice Presidents by time in office) without becoming President. (John Tyler was the shortest-serving, with Andrew Johnson also serving less time than King.) King was born in Sampson County, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolin ...

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The Right Honourable William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, GCVO, OM, PC, PRS (26 June 1824–17 December 1907) was a Scottish-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer, an outstanding leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century. He did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. He is also credited for the discovery of the atom. He also enjoyed a second career as a telegraph engineer and inventor, a career that p ...

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William Wines Phelps (also W.W. Phelps, and William W. Phelps) (February 17, 1792–March 7, 1872) was an important early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was an assistant president of the church in Missouri, scribe to Joseph Smith, member of the Literary Firm, church printer, editor, and song-writer. William W. Phelps - Life. Born February 17, 1792 in Hanover, New Jersey, Phelps has been referred to by Dean Jessee as "one of [the] founders" of the anti-Masonic movement in Ne ...

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Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet (December 31, 1816 - January 29, 1890) was an English physician. The youngest son of John Gull, a bargeowner and wharfinger of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, he was born in Colchester. He began his career as a schoolmaster, but in 1837 Benjamin Harrison, treasurer of Guy's Hospital, who had noticed his ability, brought him up to London from the school at Lewes where he was usher, and gave him employment at the hospital, where he obtained permission to attend lectures. In 1843 he was made a lecturer ...

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Cognitive neuropsychology is a branch of neuropsychology that aims to understand how the structure and function of the brain relates to specific psychological processes. It places a particular emphasis on studying the cognitive effects of brain injury or neurological illness with a view to inferring models of normal cognitive functioning. Cognitive neuropsychology - History. The modern science of cognitive neuropsychology emerged during the 1960s. However there have been a series of inf ...

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William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular in his time, and wrote 27 novels, more than 50 short stories, at least 15 plays, and over 100 pieces of non-fiction work. Wilkie Collins - Life. Collins was born in London, the son of a well-known landscape painter, William Collins. At 17 he left school and was apprenticed to a firm of tea merchants, but after five unhappy years, during which he wrote his firs ...

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Marcus Velleius Paterculus (c. 19 BC - c. AD 31) was a Roman historian. Although his praenomen is given as Marcus by Priscian, some modern scholars identify him with Gaius Velleius Paterculus, whose name occurs in an inscription on a north African milestone (C.I.L. Viii. 10, 311). He belonged to a distinguished Campanian family, and entered the army at an early age. He served as military tribune in Thrace, Macedonia, Greece and the East, and in AD 2 was present at the interview on the Euphrates between Gaius Caesa ...

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Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand, the country's second-largest urban area and the most populous national capital city in Oceania. Wellington stands at the southern tip of the North Island in the geographical centre of the country. New Zealand's major financial institutions are divided between Wellington and Auckland, and some organisations have headquarters in both cities. It is New Zealand's political centre, housing Parliament and head offices for all government depar ...

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Wends (German: Wenden, Latin: Venedi) is the English name for some Slavic people from north-central Europe, particularly the Sorbs living in modern-day Germany. The name is derived from Venetians (germ. Veneter) a term used for various non-Germanic tribes (similar to the term Welsh (germ. Welsch)). The term has not historically enjoyed consistent usage — it is mostly employed specifically for one or two Slavic groups but in the past it was often used as an over-arching term for all Slavic people. As a result, it is still difficult today to present ...

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A confederation is an association of sovereign states, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution. Confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues, such as defence, foreign affairs, foreign trade, and a common currency, with the central government being required to provide support for all members. A confederation, in modern political terms, is usually limited to a permanent union of sovereign states for common action in relation to other states^Including:

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Constantine Kanaris (or Canaris, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης) (1793 or 1795 – September 2, 1877) was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician. Constantine Kanaris - Family life. He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians believe that 1793 is more probable. Michael Kanaris, his father, had served several t ...

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The Vegetarian Society is a British society founded 30 September 1847 and is believed to be the oldest society promoting vegetarianism in the world. The first meeting was held at Northwood Villa, a vegetarian hospital at Ramsgate in Kent. Its first full meeting was held in Manchester the following year and 1848 also saw the publication of the first issue of 'The Vegetarian', the magazine of the society. There is more information about the formation of the Society at http://www.vegsoc.org/info/developm.html#form Famous memb ...

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University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. It has almost 33,000 students, a majority of which are female, and more than 6,000 employees. The University has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the oldest located in central Copenhagen. It is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia. It, along with the Un ...

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The watchmaker analogy is often used as a teleological argument (argument from design) in support of the view that the universe (or features of it) are the product of a conscious designer or designers. Watchmaker analogy - History. Monotheists have suggested: if we find a watch in a field, it is too complex to have appeared there by natural process so they assume that there must be a watchmaker responsible for its creation. Similarly, the argument goes, life is extremely complex and requires a creato ...

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