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Amalaric | Amalaric (;Kelsie B. Harder, Names and their varieties: a collection of essays in onomastics, American Name Society, University Press of America, 1984, pp. 10-11 Spanish and Portuguese: Amalarico; 502–531) was king of the Visigoths from 522 until his assassination. He was a son of king Alaric II and his first wife Theo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalaric |
Amos Bronson Alcott | Amos Bronson Alcott (; November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment. He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that en... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Bronson_Alcott |
Ahab | | death_place = [[Ramoth-Gilead]], [[Aram-Damascus|Syria]] | burial_date = | burial_place = [[Samaria (ancient city)|Samaria]], [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] | predecessor = [[Omri]] | successor = [[Ahaziah of Israel|Ahaziah]] | queen = [[Jezebel]] of [[Sidon]] | spouse = | issue = For a discussion ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahab |
Dasyproctidae | | image = Dasyprocta punctata (Gamboa, Panama).jpg | image_caption = [[Central American agouti]], ''D. punctata'' | taxon = Dasyproctidae | authority = Gray 1825 | type_genus = ''[[Dasyprocta]]'' | type_genus_authority = [[Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger|Illiger]], 1811 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = [[Dasypr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasyproctidae |
AOL | | type = [[Subsidiary]] | traded_as = | foundation = (as Control Video Corporation)| (as AOL Inc.)}} | founders = | hq_location = [[770 Broadway]] | hq_location_city = New York City | hq_location_country = U.S. | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = | services = Web portal and online services | num_employees = 5,600 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL |
Angilbert | |birth_place= |death_date=18 February 814 |death_place=[[Saint-Riquier|Centule]], [[Austrasia]], [[Francia]] |feast_day=18 February |venerated_in=[[Catholic Church]][[Eastern Orthodox Church]] |image= |imagesize= |caption= |titles=Abbot of the Monastery of St RichariusCount of Ponthieu |beatified_date=[[Pre-Congregatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angilbert |
Amine | thumb|164x164px|Primary amine In chemistry, amines (, ) are organic compounds that contain carbon-nitrogen bonds. Amines are formed when one or more hydrogen atoms in ammonia are replaced by alkyl or aryl groups. The nitrogen atom in an amine possesses a lone pair of electrons. Amines can also exist as hetero cyclic co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amine |
Absolute zero | thumb|upright=0.5|Zero kelvin (−273.15 °C) is defined as absolute zero. Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature, a state at which a system's internal energy, and in ideal cases entropy, reach their minimum values. The Kelvin scale is defined so that absolute zero is 0 K, equivalent to −273.15 °C on the Celsius... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_zero |
Animism | Animism (from meaning 'breath, spirit, life'). is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork, and in some cases words—as being animated, having agency and free will. Animism is use... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism |
Antonio Vivaldi | : "An anonymous portrait in oils in the [[International Museum and Library of Music of Bologna|Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna]] is generally believed to be of Vivaldi and may be linked to the [[:File:Vivaldi La Cave.jpg|Morellon La Cave engraving]], which appears to be a modified mirror refle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi |
Aare | | mouth_location = [[Rhine]] below [[Koblenz, Switzerland]] | mouth_coordinates = | map = Aare basin simple.png | map_caption = Drainage basin of the Aare | length = | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_location = Untersiggenthal | discharge1_min = (MNQ 1935-2013), (NNQ, 1963) | discharge1_avg = (MQ 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aare |
Abraham | | known_for = Namesake of the [[Abrahamic religions]]: traditional founder of the [[Jewish nation]], spiritual ancestor of [[Christians]], major [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|Islamic prophet]], [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestation of God]] and originator of [[monotheistic]] faith in [[Baháʼí Faith]]... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham |
Abraxas | thumb|Engraving from an Abrasax stone. Abraxas (, variant form romanized: ) is a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the "Great Archon" (), the princeps of the 365 spheres (). The word is found in Gnostic texts such as the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit and the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraxas |
Absalom | | death_place = [[Battle of the Wood of Ephraim|Ephraim]], Kingdom of Israel | burial_date = | predecessor = | successor = | wife = | consort = | issue = '' | 3 unnamed sons | 1 daughter named [[Tamar (name)|Tamar]] }} | dynasty = [[Davidic line|House of David]] | royal anthem = | royal motto = | father = [[David|David... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absalom |
Abydos, Egypt | ; Abedju | image = AbydosFacade.jpg | map_dot_label=Abydos | alt = |relief=yes | caption = Façade of the [[Temple of Seti I (Abydos)|Temple of Seti I]] in Abydos, built | map_type = Nile#Egypt | coordinates = | location = [[El-Balyana]], [[Sohag Governorate]], Egypt | region = [[Upper Egypt]] | type = Settlement | epoc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abydos,_Egypt |
Abydos (Hellespont) | | alternate_name = | image = Gold stater reverse Philippos CdM Paris FG1973-1-71.jpg | alt = | caption = Macedonian gold [[stater]], Abydos mint. 323–317 or 297 BC. | image_size = 300px | map_type = Turkey Marmara | map_alt = | map_size = 300 | relief = yes | coordinates = | location = [[Çanakkale]], [[Çanakkale Provin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abydos_(Hellespont) |
Acapulco | | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = Escudo de Acapulco.svg | image_map = | mapsize = 270px | map_caption = Location of Acapulco within Guerrero | pushpin_map = Mexico Guerrero#Mexico | pushpin_mapsize = 270 | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name =... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acapulco |
Alan Kay | | birth_place = [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | fields = [[Computer science]] | workplaces = [[PARC (company)|Xerox PARC]][[Stanford University]][[Atari Inc.]][[Apple Inc.]] [[Apple Advanced Technology Group|ATG]][[Walt Disney Imagineering]][[University of California, Los Angeles|U... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay |
APL (programming language) | | latest release version = ISO/IEC 13751:2001 | latest release date = | typing = [[Type system|Dynamic]] | platform = [[Cross-platform software|Cross-platform]] | license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]], [[Open-source software|open source]] | website = | implementations = * APL\360 * APL\1130 * APL*Plus * Sharp ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language) |
ALGOL | | typing = [[Static type|Static]], [[Strong and weak typing|strong]] | scope = [[Scope (computer science)|Lexical]] | implementations = | influenced = Most subsequent imperative languages (including so-called ''ALGOL-like'' languages)e.g. [[PL/I]], [[Simula]], [[Pascal (programming language)|Pascal]], [[C (programming ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL |
AWK | | year = | latest_release_version = [http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/awk.html IEEE Std 1003.1-2008] (POSIX) / 1985 | designer = [[Alfred Aho]], [[Peter J. Weinberger|Peter Weinberger]], and [[Brian Kernighan]] | typing = none; can handle strings, integers and floating-point numbers; regular ex... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWK |
Asgard | In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; "Garden of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be referred to indirectly in some of these sources. It is described as the fortified hom... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asgard |
Assault | In the terminology of law, an assault is the act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both. Additionally, assault is a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault |
Alabama River | | source1_elevation = | mouth = [[Mobile River]] | mouth_location = [[Mount Vernon, Alabama]] | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[United States]] | length = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | progression = [[Mobile River|Mobile]] → [[Gulf of Mexico]] | map = ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_River |
Alain de Lille | Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille; Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; 11281202/1203) was a FrenchAlain de Lille WRITTEN BY: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica theologian and poet. He was born in Lille some time before 1128. His exact date of death remains unclear as well, with most research pointing toward it being between 14 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_de_Lille |
Alfred Russel Wallace | | image = Alfred-Russel-Wallace-c1895.jpg | caption = Wallace in 1895 | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Llanbadoc]], Monmouthshire | death_date = }} | death_place = [[Broadstone, Dorset]], England | known_for = | author_abbrev_bot = Wallace | spouse = Annie Mitten (m. 1866) | children = Herbert, Violet, William | field ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace |
Australian Labor Party | The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia and one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party has been in government since the 2022 federal election, and with p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party |
Albert III | Albert III may refer to: Albert III, Count of Namur (1048–1102) Albert III, Count of Habsburg (died 1199) Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (–1300) Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1281–1308) Albert III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 1359) Albert III, Count of Gorizia (died 1374) Albert III of Mecklenbur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_III |
Albert, Duke of Prussia | Albert of Prussia (; 17 May 149020 March 1568) was a German prince who was the 37th grand master of the Teutonic Knights and, after converting to Lutheranism, became the first ruler of the Duchy of Prussia, the secularized state that emerged from the former Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. Albert was the first E... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert,_Duke_of_Prussia |
Agate | specimen of crazy lace agate from Chihuahua, Mexico next to a tennis ball; wide | formula = SiO2 ([[silicon dioxide]]) | molweight = | color = Often multicolored; commonly colorless, pale blue to black, red to orange, yellow, white, brown, pink, purple; rarely green | habit = [[Cryptocrystalline]] silica | system = [[T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate |
Ahmed I | Ahmed I ( ; ; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, Ottoman rulers would no longer systematically execute their brothers upon accession to the throne. He... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_I |
Ahmed III | alt=Sultan|thumb|Sultan Ahmed III Ahmed III (, Aḥmed-i sālis; 30 December 16731 July 1736) was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, in Dobruja. He succeeded to t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_III |
Ainu people | | population = | popplace = | image = Historical expanse of Ainu.png | image_caption = Historical homeland and distribution of Ainu people | region1 = ([[Hokkaido]]) | pop1 = 11,450 surveyed in 2023 | ref1 = | region2 = ([[Kamchatka Krai|Kamchatka]], [[Khabarovsk Krai|Khabarovsk]], [[Sakhalin Oblast|Sakhalin]]) | pop2 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people |
Acropolis | thumb|upright=1.5|Acropolis of Athens in Athens, Greece An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens, yet nearly every G... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis |
Aeneas | thumb|Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 (Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy) In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( ; ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneas |
Aga Khan I | }} | religion = [[Islam]] | denomination = [[Isma'ilism]] | school = [[Nizari Isma'ilism|Nizari]] | title = Aga Khan I | office1 = 46th hereditary [[Imam]] of the [[Nizari Isma'ilism]] Muslim | term_start1 = 1817 | term_end1 = 12 April 1881 | predecessor1 = [[Shah Khalil Allah III]] | successor1 = [[Aga Khan II]] | lin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_I |
Aga Khan III | | native_name_lang = | image = HH the AGA KHAN 1936.jpg | caption = Shah in 1936 | office1 = 48th [[Imam]] of the [[Nizari Isma'ilism]] Muslim | term_start1 = 17 August 1885 | term_end1 = 11 July 1957 | predecessor1 = [[Aga Khan II]] | successor1 = [[Aga Khan IV]] | office3 = Member of the Assembly of The [[League of N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_III |
Alexander Agassiz | | birth_place = [[Neuchâtel]], Switzerland | death_date = | death_place = North Atlantic Ocean (aboard the [[RMS Adriatic|RMS ''Adriatic'']]) | nationality = Swiss, American | alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]], [[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) | known_for = | awards = [[American Philosophical Soci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Agassiz |
Agesilaus II | Agesilaus II (; ; 445/4 – 360/59 BC) was king of Sparta from 400 to 360 BC. Generally considered the most important king in the history of Sparta, Agesilaus was the main actor during the period of Spartan hegemony that followed the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC). Although brave in combat, Agesilaus lacked the diplomati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agesilaus_II |
Antonio Agliardi | |ordination = 22 December 1855 |consecration = 12 October 1884 |consecrated_by = [[Giovanni Simeoni]] |cardinal = 22 June 1896 |created_cardinal_by = [[Pope Leo XIII]] |rank = [[Cardinal-Priest]] (1896–99) |birth_date = 4 September 1832 |birth_place = [[Cologno al Serio]], [[Bergamo]], [[Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia]] |... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Agliardi |
Agrippina the Elder | | birth_place = [[Athens]], [[Greece in the Roman era|Greece]] | death_date = AD 33 (aged 46) | death_place = [[Ventotene|Pandataria]] | burial_date = | burial_place = AD 33[[Ventotene|Pandataria]]relocated in March AD 37 to the [[Mausoleum of Augustus]] | spouse = [[Germanicus]] | issue = | dynasty = [[Julio-Claudian]... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Elder |
Ahmad Shah Durrani | Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (; ; – 4 June 1772), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. As Shah, he relentlessly led military campaigns for over 25 years across West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, creating one of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Durrani |
Arthur Aikin | | birth_place = [[Warrington, England|Warrington]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]] | death_date = | death_place = [[Hoxton]], [[Middlesex]], England | residence = | nationality = [[British people|British]] | field = [[Chemistry]] | work_institutions = | alma_mater = | known_for = [[Geological Society of London]] | prizes ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Aikin |
Aimoin of Fleury | Aimoin of Fleury (; ) was a medieval French monk and chronicler active in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. He was born at Villefranche-de-Longchat, in Southwestern France, about 960. Early in his life he entered the monastery of Fleury, where he became a monk and then passed the greater part of his life. Between... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimoin_of_Fleury |
Akkadian Empire | | conventional_long_name = Akkadian Empire | era = [[Bronze Age]] | government_type = [[Monarchy|Imperial Monarchy]] | year_start = | year_end = | life_span = | event1 = [[Conquests of Sargon of Akkad]] | date_event1 = | p1 = Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) Early Dynastic Period | s1 = Gutian dynasty of Sumer Gutia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_Empire |
Ajax the Lesser | thumb|Ajax the Lesser by Francesco Sabatelli, 1829 thumb|Scene from the Trojan War: Cassandra clings to the Palladium, the wooden cult image of Athene, while Ajax the Lesser is about to drag her away in front of her father Priam (standing on the left). Fresco from the atrium of the Casa del Menandro (I 10, 4) in Pompei... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_the_Lesser |
Albertus Magnus | 1200 | birth_place = [[Lauingen]], [[Duchy of Bavaria]] | death_date = 15 November 1280 | death_place = [[Cologne]], [[Holy Roman Empire]] | venerated_in = [[Catholic Church]] | beatified_date = 1622 | beatified_place = [[Rome]], [[Papal States]] | beatified_by = [[Pope Gregory XV]] | canonized_date = 16 December 1931 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertus_Magnus |
Alboin | Alboin (530s – 28 June 572) was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effect on Italy and the Pannonian Basin; in the former, his invasion marked the begi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alboin |
Afonso de Albuquerque | | image = File:Retrato de Afonso de Albuquerque (após 1545) - Autor desconhecido.png | office = [[List of governors of Portuguese India|2nd Viceroy of Portuguese India]] | term_start = 4 November 1509 | term_end = 8 September 1515 | monarch = [[Manuel I of Portugal|Manuel I]] | predecessor = [[Francisco de Almeida]] | ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_de_Albuquerque |
Alcmene | In Greek mythology, Alcmene ( ; ) or Alcmena ( ; ; ; meaning "strong in wrath"Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960)) was the wife of Amphitryon, by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome. She is best known as the mother of Heracles, whose father was the god Zeus.Orphic Argonautica 118-119 Alcmene was also ref... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcmene |
Alexander I of Epirus | Alexander I of Epirus (; c. 370 BC – 331 BC), also known as Alexander Molossus (), was a king of Epirus (343/2–331 BC) of the Aeacid dynasty.Ellis, J. R., Philip II and Macedonian Imperialism, Thames and Hudson, 1976, pp. 90–1, 156–7Hammond, N. G. L., Philip of Macedon, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_I_of_Epirus |
Alexander of Pherae | Alexander () was Tyrant or Despot of Pherae in Thessaly, ruling from 369 to 356 BC. Following the assassination of Jason, the tyrant of Pherae and Tagus of Thessaly, in 370 BC, his brother Polyphron ruled for a year, but he was then poisoned by Alexander who assumed power himself. Alexander governed tyrannically and wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Pherae |
Alexander II of Epirus | | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | burial_place = | title = [[List of kings of Epirus|King of Epirus]] | religion = [[Hellenistic religion|Greek paganism]] | spouse = [[Olympias II of Epirus]] | issue = [[Pyrrhus II of Epirus]][[Ptolemy of Epirus]][[Phthia of Macedon]] | house = [[Molossians... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Epirus |
Alexander Jagiellon | Alexander Jagiellon (; ; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV and a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Alexander was elected grand duke of Lithuania upon the death of his father and became king of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Jagiellon |
Alexander III of Russia | | coronation = 27 May 1883 | cor-type = Russia | predecessor = [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] | successor = [[Nicholas II]] | spouse = | issue = | issue-link = #Issue | issue-pipe = | full name = Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov | house = [[Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov]] | father = [[Alexander II of Russia]] | moth... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_III_of_Russia |
Alexander II of Scotland | * }} | issue = [[Alexander III of Scotland]][[Alan Durward#Family|Marjorie]] (illegitimate) | house = [[House of Dunkeld|Dunkeld]] | father = [[William the Lion]] | mother = [[Ermengarde de Beaumont]] | birth_date = 24 August 1198 | birth_place = [[Haddington, East Lothian]], Scotland | death_date = | death_place = [[K... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Scotland |
Alexander I of Serbia | | succession = [[King of Serbia]] | image = AlejandroIDeSerbiaEn1900.jpg | caption = Alexander in 1900 | coronation = 2 July 1889 | reign = 6 March 1889 11 June 1903 | predecessor = [[Milan I of Serbia|Milan I]] | successor = [[Peter I of Serbia|Peter I]] | regent = ''[[Prime Minister of Serbia#Kingdom of Serbia (1882–... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_I_of_Serbia |
Alexander III of Scotland | * }} | issue = | issue-link = #Marriages and issue | issue-pipe = more... | house = [[House of Dunkeld|Dunkeld]] | father = [[Alexander II of Scotland|Alexander II]] | mother = [[Marie de Coucy]] | birth_date = 4 September 1241 | birth_place = [[Roxburgh Castle]], Roxburghshire, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_III_of_Scotland |
Alexander | |gender = Male |name day = August 30 |origin = Via [[Latin]] ''Alexander'', originally from the [[Greek language|Greek]] (''Aléxandros''), from ''aléxein'' meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and ''andrós'', genitive of ''anḗr'' meaning "man". |meaning = "Defender, protector of man" | nickname =... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander |
Alexander Jannaeus | | predecessor = [[Aristobulus I]] | successor = [[Salome Alexandra]] | spouse = Salome Alexandra | issue = Hyrcanus II[[Aristobulus II]] | royal house = | father = [[John Hyrcanus]] | mother = | birth_date = c. 130 BCE | birth_place = | death_date = c. 76 BCE | death_place = [[Rajeb|Ragaba]] | religion = [[Hellenistic ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Jannaeus |
Alexios I Komnenos | | image = Alexios I Komnenos.jpg | caption = | succession = [[Byzantine emperor]] | reign = 1 April 1081"[[Alexiad]]", 2.10. "It was [[Holy Thursday]] [...] in the fourth indiction in the month of April 6589. [He] poured into the city through the Charisian Gate". 15 August 1118 | coronation = 4 April 1081[[Romuald Guar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_I_Komnenos |
Alexis (poet) | Alexis (; 350s288 BC) was a Greek comic poet of the Middle Comedy period. He was born in Thurii (in present-day Calabria, Italy) in Magna Graecia and taken early to Athens,Suda s.v. where he became a citizen, being enrolled in the deme Oion () and the tribe Leontides.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. It is thought he lived ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_(poet) |
Alexios II Komnenos | September 1183 |coronation = 1171 ''as co-emperor'' |cor-type = [[Coronation of the Byzantine emperor|Coronation]] |predecessor = [[Manuel I Komnenos]] |successor = [[Andronikos I Komnenos]] |spouse = |full name = |house = [[Komnenos]] |house-type = Dynasty |father = [[Manuel I Komnenos]] |mother = [[Maria of Antioch]]... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_II_Komnenos |
Alexios III Angelos | 18 July 1203 | predecessor = [[Isaac II Angelos]] | successor = [[Isaac II Angelos]][[Alexios IV Angelos]] | spouse = [[Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera]] | issue = Eirine Angelina[[Anna Komnene Angelina]][[Eudokia Angelina]] | dynasty = [[Angelos]] | father = [[Andronikos Angelos Doukas]] | mother = [[Euphrosyne Kastamoni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_III_Angelos |
Alexios V Doukas | Alexios V Doukas (; died December 1204), Latinized as Alexius V Ducas, was Byzantine emperor from February to April 1204, just prior to the sack of Constantinople by the participants of the Fourth Crusade. His family name was Doukas, but he was also known by the nickname Mourtzouphlos or Murtzuphlus (), referring to ei... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_V_Doukas |
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia | }} | spouse = | issue = | house = [[House of Romanov|Romanov]] | father = [[Peter the Great|Peter I of Russia]] | mother = [[Eudoxia Lopukhina]] | birth_date = 28 February 1690 | birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Tsardom of Russia]] | death_date = | death_place = [[Petropavlovskaya Fortress]], [[St. Petersburg]], Tsardom of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Petrovich,_Tsarevich_of_Russia |
Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy became the basis for the rise of Jacksonian democracy. Jackson's legacy ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson |
Andrew Johnson | | order = 17th | office = President of the United States | term_start = April 15, 1865 | term_end = March 4, 1869 | predecessor = [[Abraham Lincoln]] | successor = [[Ulysses S. Grant]] | vicepresident = ''None'' | order2 = 16th | office2 = Vice President of the United States | president2 = Abraham Lincoln | term_start2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson |
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | | image = Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1974crop.jpg border | alt = | caption = Solzhenitsyn in 1974 | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Kislovodsk]], [[Russian SFSR]] | death_date = | death_place = [[Moscow]], Russia | occupation = | citizenship = | alma_mater = [[Rostov State University]] | spouses = * * }} | children = | nota... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn |
Aberdeen | Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities (commonly referred to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen |
Kolmogorov complexity | right|thumb|upright=1.4|This image illustrates part of the Mandelbrot set fractal. Simply storing the 24-bit color of each pixel in this image would require 23 million bytes, but a small computer program can reproduce these 23 MB using the definition of the Mandelbrot set, the corner coordinates of the image and the pa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity |
The Triumph of Time | "The Triumph of Time" is a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne, published in Poems and Ballads in 1866. It is in adapted ottava rima and is full of elaborate use of literary devices, particularly alliteration. The theme, which purports to be autobiographical, is that of rejected love. The speaker deplores the ruin of hi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumph_of_Time |
Alfred the Great | | predecessor = [[Æthelred I]] | succession1 = [[King of the Anglo-Saxons]] | reign1 = – 26 October 899 | successor1 = [[Edward the Elder]] | image = Alfred the Great, silver penny; struck 875–880 (obverse).png | caption = Silver [[History of the English penny (c. 600 – 1066)|penny]] of Alfred, struck –880.Legend: }} |... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great |
Alessandro Algardi | thumb|Terracotta modello of Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia, c. 1650 Alessandro Algardi (July 31, 1598 – June 10, 1654) was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals of Gian L... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Algardi |
Algiers | Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and an estimated 3,004,130 residents in 2025 in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers |
Ibn al-Haytham | Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham (Latinized as Alhazen; ; full name ; ) was a medieval mathematician, astronomer, and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age from present-day Iraq.Also Alhacen, Avennathan, Avenetan, etc.; the identity of "Alhazen" with Ibn al-Haytham al-Basri "was identified towards the end of the 19th century". (): "... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Haytham |
Almoravid dynasty | The Almoravid dynasty () was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco.G. Stewart, Is the Caliph a Pope?, in: The Muslim World, Vol. 21, Iss. 2, pp. 185–196, April 1931: "The Almoravid dynasty, among the Berbers of North Africa, founded a considerable empire, Morocco being the result of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almoravid_dynasty |
Age of consent | 400px|alt=Map of the world's countries, with countries colored by age of consent|thumb|upright=2|Age of consent for heterosexual sex outside of marriage by country or territory. Age varies by state in Australia, Mexico and the United States. In China, Hong Kong is an exception, where the age of consent is 16, not 14 (w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent |
Amalasuintha | AmalasuinthaThe name is also spelled Amalasuentha, Amalaswintha, Amalasuntha, Amalswinthe, Amalasontha, Amalasiuntha, and Amalsenta. (495 – 30 April 535) was a ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 535. Initially serving as regent for her son Athalaric, she became queen regnant after his premature death.Amalasun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalasuintha |
Afonso I of Portugal | Dom Afonso IOr also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as Alphonzo or Alphonse, depending on the Spanish or French influence. (born Afonso Henriques; 1106/1109/1111December 6, 1185) nicknamed "the Conqueror" () and "the Fou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_I_of_Portugal |
Afonso III of Portugal | Afonso IIIrare English alternatives: Alphonzo or Alphonse, or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin). (; 5 May 121016 February 1279), called the Boulonnais (Port. o Bolonhês), was King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_III_of_Portugal |
Afonso IV of Portugal | Afonso IVEnglish: Alphonzo or Alphonse, or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin). (; 8 February 129128 May 1357), called the Brave (), was King of Portugal from 1325 until his death in 1357. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal and Elizabeth of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_IV_of_Portugal |
Afonso V of Portugal | | succession = [[King of Portugal]] | reign1 = 13 September 1438 – | coronation = 15 January 1446 | predecessor1 = [[Edward, King of Portugal|Edward]] | successor1 = [[John II of Portugal|John II]] | reg-type1 = Regents | regent1 = | | reign2 = 15 November 1477 – | predecessor2 = [[John II of Portugal|John II]] | succe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_V_of_Portugal |
Afonso VI of Portugal | | regent1 = [[Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3rd Count of Castelo Melhor|Count of Castelo Melhor]](1662–1667) | spouse = | house = [[House of Braganza|Braganza]] | father = [[John IV of Portugal]] | mother = [[Luisa de Guzmán]] | birth_date = 21 August 1643 | birth_place = [[Ribeira Palace]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal | death... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_VI_of_Portugal |
Amarasimha | thumb|Cover of a modern copy of Amara kosha Amarasimha (IAST: , ) was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet from ancient India, of whose personal history hardly anything is known. He is said to have been "one of the nine gems that adorned the throne of Vikramaditya," and according to the evidence of Xuanzang, this is the Chan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarasimha |
Alfonso XII | | coronation = 14 January 1875 | predecessor = [[Amadeo I of Spain|Amadeo I]] (1873) | successor = [[Alfonso XIII]] | spouses = * }} | issue = | full name = Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón | issue-link = #Marriages | house = [[House of Bourbon|Bourbo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XII |
Alfonso XIII | Alfonso XIII (Spanish: Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena; French: Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African for his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his bi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII |
Alfonso the Battler | | coronation = | predecessor = [[Peter I of Aragon|Peter I]] | successor = [[Ramiro II of Aragon]][[García Ramírez of Navarre]] | succession1 = [[Imperator totius Hispaniae|Emperor of All Spain]] | moretext1 = (''[[jure uxoris]]'') | reign1 = 1109 7 September 1134 | predecessor1 = [[Alfonso VI]] | successor1 = [[Alfons... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_the_Battler |
Alfonso III of Aragon | | succession = [[King of Aragon]] and [[King of Valencia|Valencia]][[Count of Barcelona]] | reign = November 1285 – 18 June 1291 | coronation = 2 February 1286, [[Valencia]]9 April 1286, [[Zaragoza]] | predecessor = [[Peter III of Aragon|Peter III]] | successor = [[James II of Aragon|James II]] | house = [[House of Bar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_III_of_Aragon |
Alfonso IV of Aragon | Alfonso IV (2 November 1299 – 24 January 1336), called the Kind (also the Gentle or the Nice, ), was King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona (as Alfons III) from 1327 to his death. His reign saw the incorporation of the County of Urgell, Duchy of Athens, and Duchy of Neopatria into the Crown of Aragon. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_IV_of_Aragon |
Amasis II | Amasis II ( ; ḤMS)Schmitz, Philip C.. "Chapter 3. Three Phoenician 'Graffiti' at Abu Simbel (CIS I 112)". The Phoenician Diaspora: Epigraphic and Historical Studies, University Park, US: Penn State University Press, 2021, pp. 35–39. . . or Ahmose II was a pharaoh (reigned 570526 BCE) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egyp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amasis_II |
Alfonso V of Aragon | Alfonso the Magnanimous (Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan) (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfons V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfons I) from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples with Louis III o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_V_of_Aragon |
Amathus | Amathus or Amathous () was an ancient city and one of the ancient royal cities of Cyprus until about 300 BC. Some of its remains can be seen today on the southern coast in front of Agios Tychonas, about east of Limassol and west of Larnaca. Its ancient cult sanctuary of Aphrodite was the second most important in Cyprus... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathus |
Alfonso II | Alfonso II may refer to: Alfonso II of Asturias (791–842) Alfonso II of Aragon (1162–1196) Alfonso II, Count of Provence (1174–1209) Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223), "the Fat" Alfonso, Count of Poitou (1220–1271), jure uxoris Alfonso II, Count of Toulouse Alfonso II, Duke of Gandia (–1422) Alfonso II of Naples (1448–... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_II |
Amazons | thumb|Wounded Amazon of the Capitoline Museums, Rome thumb|A Greek fighting an Amazon; detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350–325 BCE thumb|upright=.8|"Amazon preparing for battle" (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta) or "Armed Venus", by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazons |
Alfred of Beverley | Alfred of Beverley was an English chronicler, and sacrist of the collegiate church of St John the Evangelist and St John of Beverley wrote a history of Britain and England in nine chapters (c. 1148- c.1151) from its supposed foundation by the Trojan Brutus, down to the death of Henry I in 1135. Alfred's chief sources, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_of_Beverley |
Autpert Ambrose | |death_date=784 |feast_day=19 July |venerated_in= [[Catholic Church]][[Eastern Orthodox Church]] |image= |caption= |birth_place= Likely in [[Provence]] |death_place= [[Italy]] |titles= Abbot of San Vincenzo al Volturno |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autpert_Ambrose |
Abu Bakr | | title = | image = 20131203 Istanbul 091.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Calligraphic seal featuring Abu Bakr's name, on display in the [[Hagia Sophia]], [[Istanbul]] | succession = 1st [[Caliph]] of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]] | reign = 8 June 632 23 August 634 | cor-type = [[Coronation|Bayah]] | predecessor = ''... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr |
Ambrosiaster | Ambrosiaster or Pseudo-Ambrose is the name given to the unknown author of a commentary on the epistles of Saint Paul, written some time between 366 and 384AD. The name "Ambrosiaster" in Latin means "would-be Ambrose". Various conjectures have been made as to Ambrosiaster's true identity, and several other works have be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosiaster |
Ammon | thumb|right|An Ammonite watch tower at Rujm Al-Malfouf in Amman thumb|right|Qasr Al Abd was built by the governor of Ammon in 200 BC Ammon (; Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; ; ) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammon |
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