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11National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics — National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics Abbreviation NCETM Formation 1996 Legal status Government agency Purpose/focus Maths education training Location …
12practical, total, heart-and-soul demonstration of a Church, ... a matter to strike one dumb, and apropos to which he asks pertinently, if there is no atmosphere, what will it serve a man to demonstrate the excellence of lungs? — a distinguished Russian poet, considered the greatest, born at Moscow; his chief works are Ruslan and Liudmila (a heroic poem), Eugene Onegin (a romance), and Boris Godunov (a drama); was mortally wounded in a duel (1799 1837) …
13CXO — (SEE.eks.oh) n. Generic term for a corporate officer, such as a CEO (chief executive officer) or CFO (chief financial officer). Also: CxO. Example Citation: CXOs are top executives who have chief in their title chief executive officers, chief… …
14Vittorio Alfieri — painted by David s pupil François Xavier Fabre, in Florence 1793. Count Vittorio Alfieri (16 January 1749 – 8 October 1803) was an Italian dramatist, considered the founder of Italian tragedy. [1] Contents …
15John Gibson (sculptor) — John Gibson, (June 19, 1790 Death date and age|1866|01|27|1790|06|19) was a Welsh sculptor.LifeEarly lifeHe was born near Conwy, Wales, his father being a market gardener. To his mother, whom he described as ruling his father and all the family,… …
16Gottlieb Christoph Adolf von Harless — (November 21, 1806 ndash; September 5, 1879), was a German Lutheran theologian.He was born at Nuremberg. As a youth, he was interested in music and poetry, and was attracted by ancient and German classical literature, especially by Jean Paul. He… …
17master-piece — n. 1. Paragon, master stroke, master work, capital performance, principal performance, chef d aeuvre. 2. Chief excellence, forte, chief talent, strong side …
18Juan Valdelmira de Leon — was born in Navarre about 1630. He was instructed by his father at Valladolid, and after his death entered the school of Francisco Rizi at Madrid. He assisted that master in several of his works, particularly in the Portuguese church at Toledo,… …
19caravel — /kar euh vel /, n. a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen rigged on two or three masts. Also, carvel. [1520 30; < MF car(a)velle < Pg caravela, equiv. to cárav(o) kind of ship ( < LL carabus a… …
20Mathias Casimir Sarbiewski — Mathias Casimir Sarbiewski † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mathias Casimir Sarbiewski The Horace of Poland, b. near Plonsk, in the Duchy of Masovia, 24 February, 1595; d. 2 April, 1649. He entered the novitiate of the Jesuits at Vilna on 25 …
