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Áed of ScotlandÁed (Áed mac Cináeda) (died 878) was a son of Cináed mac Ailpín. He became king of the Picts in 877 when he succeeded his brother Causantín. The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba says of Áed: "Edus held the same [i.e. the kingdom] for one year. The shortness of his reign has bequeath..
Čedomir JovanovićČedomir Jovanović Čedomir Čeda Jovanović [listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (born April 13, 1971 in Belgrade) is a Serbian politician. Adored and fiercely defended by his supporters, he is also much maligned and frequently blasted by his opponents. Serbian ..
Čedo VukovićČedo Vuković (born 1920) is a Montenegrin writer. Vuković was born in Đulići near Andrijevica in north-eastern Montenegro. He is very prolific author but his masterpiece is still considered to be one of his early novels "Mrtvo duboko". It is a story written in an innovative style,..
E. Donald Two-RiversE. Donald Two-Rivers (sometimes known as Donald Two-River) is Anishinaabe (the correct term for people from the Native American tribe also known as the Ojibwa/Chippewa). He is a noted poet, playwright and spoken-word performer. Brought up first on the reservation and then in the urban Native commu..
E. Donnall ThomasDr. Edward Donnall (Don) Thomas (b. March 15, 1920) is an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In 1990 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine w..
EdoThis article is about the former city name of Tokyo. For the Nigerian state or language, see Edo State or Edo language Edo (Japanese: 江戸, literally: bay-door, "estuary", pronounced /edo/), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. While there had been ea..
EDOEDO may refer to: Dynamic random access memoryEDO CorporationEqual Division of the Octave This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. If an referred you to this page..
Edo-KhelEdo-Khel is a Pashtun tribe whom inhabit the mountainous and vallied regions of south-eastern Afghanistan; mainly Wardak and Logar. The Edo-Khels do not number in staggering amounts--as with the majority of Pashtun tribes. Edo-Khels thrive in sparse amounts and are thus a small group of peoples. Eve..
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural MuseumThe in Tokyo shows historic Japanese buildings. Located in Koganei Park, it can be reached by the Seibu Shinjuku Line (Hana-Koganei Station) or JR Chuo Line (Musashi-Koganei Station). Acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki often visited here during the creation of his film, Spirited Away, for inspirat..
Edo. FranziEdo. Franzi (born the 19th of October 1958) is a Swiss engineer in electronics. He is the main designer of the Khepera and Koala mobile robots. The designs were done in close collaboration of Jean-Daniel Nicoud, Francesco Mondada and André Guignard at the [LAMI-EPFL] (LAboratoire de Mi..
Edoardo AgnelliEdoardo Agnelli (1954 – 2000) son of the industrialist patriarch of Fiat, Gianni Agnelli. Originally expected to be the heir apparent as the only son, his life made it clear he would never succeed his father. He despised the Agnelli business interests and capitalism and opted for the rea..
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Edoardo BennatoEdoardo Bennato (July 23, 1946) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He was born in Naples and his early songs gave a clear picture of his town and its troubles. Among his best songs there are some regarding life in Naples and his own values. He says that, even if Naples is a poor town, nothing works, ..
Edoardo ChiossoneEdoardo Chiossone (1833 - April 11, 1898) was an Italian o-yatoi gaikokujin. He was born in [Arenzano], near Genoa, in 1833. In 1847 he enrolled in the [Accademia Ligustica], where he specialized in engraving, and graduated in 1855. In 1857 he entered the atelier of Raffaele Gra..
Edoardo IsellaEdoardo Isella de Gómez Ventoza (born October 9, 1980 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Jaguares. External links [Profile] ..
Edoardo MangiarottiEdoardo Mangiarotti has won more Olympic titles and World championships than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His name is coupled with 21 titles including six Olympic individual and team gold, five silver and two bronze medals from 1936 to 1960. 1936 Team epee gold1948 Team foil silver..
Edoardo ScarfoglioEdoardo Scarfoglio (1860–1917). Italian author and journalist, one of the early practitioners in Italian fiction of realism, a style of writing characterized by direct, speech-based language, as opposed to the more flowery writing of earlier literature. Scarfoglio was born in Paganica in the Abr..
Edoardo VillaEdoardo Villa is one of South Africa's foremost sculptors. He was born in Bergamo, Italy where he studied at the Andrea Fontini Art School. While studying sculpture in Milan, Villa was conscripted into the army at the outbreak of World War II. His first experience of South Africa was that of a priso..
Edoardo Villa MuseumThe Edoardo Villa Museum, an important part of the works of well-known sculptor, Edoardo Villa, are on permanent exhibition in the Old Merensky Library. Villa's well-known abstract works represent an era of more than fifty years of South African sculpture. ..
EdocEDOC is an abbreviation for multiple terms: Enterprise Distributed Object Computing, a standard of the Object Management GroupEdoc is short for "electronic document". It is a slang term for an etext. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sa..
Edogawa, TokyoLocation of Edogawa-ku in Tokyo. Edogawa (Japanese: 江戸川区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It takes its name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City. The easternmost of the wards, it ..
Edogawa Conan Kidnapping CaseThis is an episode of Case Closed that is aired in 1-13-1997. Contents 1 Plot2 Notes3 Themes4 Quotes Plot In Mouri Detective Agency, Ran questions Conan if he misses his parents. Just then, a woman name Fumiyo Edogawa came to the agency, claiming that she is Conan's mother. ..
Edogawa RampoEdogawa Rampo Edogawa Rampo (江戸川 乱歩 Edogawa Ranpo), born Hirai Tarō (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 - July 28, 1965) was a Japanese author and critic. He wrote many works of detective fiction. Kogoro Akechi was the primary detective of these novels. Rampo was a great ad..
Edoid languagesThe Edoid languages are some 25 or 30 languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. The Edoid group belongs to Benue-Congo, itself a branch of Volta-Congo and ultimately Niger-Congo; the name of the group derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo (1 million sp..
EdokkoEdokko (江戸っ子, literally child of Edo) is a Japanese term referring to a person born and raised in Edo (renamed Tokyo in 1869). The term is believed to have been coined in the late 18th century in Edo. Being an Edokko also implied that the person had certain personality tr..
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Edom"Edomite" redirects here. For , see . Edom (אֱדוֹם, Standard Hebrew Edom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔḏôm, Assyrian Udumi, Syriac ܐܕܘܡ), a Hebrew word meaning "red", is a name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible, as well as to the nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to him. Contents..
Edom, TexasEdom is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 322 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Edom is located at [32°22′39″N, 95°36′59″W] (32.377611, -95.616485)[Geographi..
Edomite languageThe Edomite language is the extinct Hebrew Canaanite language of the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BC. It is known only from a very small corpus. In early times, it seems to have been probably written with a Canaanite alphabet; like Moabite, it retained feminine -t. Howev..
EdomojiEdomoji (江戸文字) are Japanese lettering styles which were invented for advertising in the Edo period. The main styles of Edomoji are Contents 1 Kanteiryū (勘亭流)2 Yosemoji (寄席文字)3 Kagomoji (篭文字)4 Higemoji (髭文字)5 Sumō moji (相撲文字)6&..
Edon, OhioEdon is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 898 at the 2000 census. Geography Edon is located at [41°33′24″N, 84°46′6″W] (41.556657, -84.768257)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village ..
EdoniCoin of an Edonian King, Getas, 470-465 BC. The Edoni (also Edones, Edonians, Edonides) were a Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios. They inhabited the region of Mygdo..
EdonisB Engineering Edonis --> The Edonis is a car created by Italian automobile manufacturer B Engineering. It is based on the Bugatti EB110 Super Sport but has been extensively re-engineered. About the only thing retained from the original Bugatti is the carbon-fiber chassis. Both the exterior ..
EDonkeyThe correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. eDonkey may refer to: eDonkey network / eDonkey2000 network - popular file sharing network used by millions of people.eDonkey2000 - a filesharin..
EDonkey2000The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. eDonkey2000 is a peer-to-peer file sharing application developed by MetaMachine, using the Multisource File Transfer Protocol. The eDonkey cli..
EDonkey networkThe correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. The eDonkey network (also called eDonkey2000 network or ed2k) is a file sharing network used primarily to exchange music, films and software. Li..
EdonneEdonne was the wife and queen consort of Childebert III, king of the Franks (695-711), whom she married in 697. In 699, she gave birth to a son named Dagobert III, who succeeded Childebert. ..
Edon Amaral NetoEdon Amaral Neto, usually known simply as Edinho (born on December 11, 1967) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) striker. After playing for several Brazilian teams he moved to Europe and played for Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães before moving to English side Bradford City A.F.C. on Febr..
Edoras{|align=right |- | In the works of author J.R.R. Tolkien, Edoras is the capital city of Rohan. It is home to the Golden Hall of the king. The city of Edoras is built on a hill in a valley of the White Mountains by Rohan's second King, Brego son of Eorl the Young. Before this, Rohan's capital was at..
Edosaki, IbarakiEdosaki (江戸崎町; -machi) was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan. On March 22, 2005 the town merged with two other towns and a village from the district forming the city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town ..
Edouard Alphonse de RothschildEdouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (February 24, 1868 - June 30, 1949) was a French financier and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Born in Paris, Edouard de Rothschild was the only son of Baron Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827-1905). His mother was Leonora de Roths..
Edouard BaldusEdouard-Denis Baldus (1815, Grunebach, Prussia – 1882, Paris) was a French landscape, architectural, and railway photographer in the mid-1800s. Baldus was originally trained as a painter and had also worked as a draughtsman and lithographer before switching to photography in 1849. In 1851, he..
Edouard BeaudoinEdouard Beaudoin, Jr. was a French archer. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Beaudoin competed in one event in 1900, the Au Cordon Doré at 50 metres competition. He took fifth place with a score of 26 points in the event, five points behind ..
Edouard BeaupréPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Edouard Beaupré had a drea..
Edouard BenjaminEdouard Benjamin (b. 1941) is a diplomat from Guinea. He served as Executive Secreteary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 1993 to 1997. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Edouard BoubatEdouard Boubat (September 13, 1923, Paris, France – June 30, 1999, Paris) was a well known French art photographer. He started making photographs in 1945 or 1946, in reaction to the banality and horrors of the Second World War. He sought to make photographs that were a celebration of life. He..
Edouard BovetEdouard Bovet (1797-1849) was a Swiss watchmaker and founder of the Bovet watch company. He was born in Fleurier in Neuchâtel, moved to London in 1814 and went on to Canton in 1818 where he set up in business in partnership with his brothers in 1822. The enterprise, that had luxury watches made in..
Edouard BranlyEugène Édouard Désiré Branly (23 October 1844 – 24 March 1940) was a French inventor and physicist. He was the Physics professor at the Catholic University of Paris. He is primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy and his invention of the Branly coherer around 1890. ..
Edouard BrezinEdouard Brezin (1938 - ) is a French physicist who is the Physics Professor at the University of Pierre and Marie Curie (ENS). Brezin contributed to the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter and high energy physics. He was a leader in critical behavior theor..
Edouard CollinEdouard Collin (born 28 February 1987), is a French actor. He is best known outside of France for playing gay teenager Martin in the film Crustacés & Coquillages ('Cockles and Muscles'). He has also appeared in theatrical productions and on French television. His new film Les Irréductibles is..
Edouard DeldevezEdouard(-Marie-Ernest) Deldevez (b. May 31, 1817; d. November 6, 1897) was a French violinist, conductor, composer, and music teacher. The names Edmé or Emile are often substituted for Edouard. He is also sometimes called Ernest or Ernst Deldevez. Deldevez was born and died in Paris, France. He ..
Edouard DetailleJean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (October 5, 1848 - December 23, 1912), was a French Academic painter noted for his precision and realistic detail. Detaille was a student of the great Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier. He served in the French Army in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 and became the of..
Edouard de BarEdouard de Bar (1293/1298 - 1336) is the grandson of Edward I "Longshanks" (King of England). In 1308 he accompanied the Duke of Lorraine into battle, was captured and not ransomed until 1314. Until he attained his majority, the County of Bar was governed by his uncle Jean de Bar, as regent. On ..
Edouard de PomaineEdouard de Pomaine was a French scientist, radio broadcaster and food writer in the early 20th century. His best known works to have been translated into English are Cooking in Ten Minutes and Cooking with Pomaine. His writing was remarkable in its time for its directness (he frequently uses a stra..
Edouard de RothschildEdouard de Rothschild is: Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild (1868-1949), French bankerEdouard Etienne de Rothschild (b. 1957), French financier & horseman This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ..
Edouard de VerneuilPhillippe Edouard Poulletier de Verneuil (February 13, 1805 - May 29, 1873) was a French paleontologist. He was born in Paris and educated for the law, but being of independent means he was free to follow his own inclinations, and having attended lectures on geology by Jean-Baptiste Elie de Beaumon..
Edouard DrumontÉdouard Drumont (1844-1917) was a French journalist and writer, known for his anti-semitic ideas. His book 1886 La France Juive (Jewish France) attacked the role of Jews in France and argued for their exclusion from society. In 1892 Édouard Drumont founded the newspaper the La Libre Parole whi..
Edouard Etienne de RothschildEdouard Etienne Alphonse de Rothschild (born December 27, 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine France) is a businessman and part of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. He is the son of Guy de Rothschild (b. 1909) and Marie-Hélène van Zuylen van Nyevelt (1927-1996). Edouard de Rothschild studi..
Edouard Fleissner von WostrowitzEdouard Fleissner von Wostrowitz (1825-1888), also spelt Fleißner, is remembered as the author of a short book on cryptography and as the proponent of a modified Cardan grille known as a turning grille. See Grille (cryptography) He was born in Lemberg, the son of an Austrian cavalry officer, and ..
Edouard FrankEdouard Frank was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 15 March 1991 to 4 December 1992. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Edouard GoursatEdouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat (21 May 1858 – 25 November 1936) was a French mathematician, now remembered principally as an expositor for his Cours d'analyse mathématique, which appeared in the first decade of the twentieth century. It set a standard for the high-level teaching of mathematical an..
Edouard Guillaume Eugène ReussEdouard Guillaume Eugène Reuss (July 18, 1804 – April 15, 1891), was a Protestant theologian. He was born at Strasbourg, where he studied philology (1819-22). He went on to study theology at Göttingen under JG Eichhorn; and Oriental languages at Halle under Wilhelm Gesenius, and afterwards ..
Edouard IzacEdouard Victor Michel Izac (18 December 1891 – 18 January 1990) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I, a Representative from California and a Medal of Honor recipient. Contents 1 Biography2 Medal of Honor citation3 See also4 References5 Extern..
Edouard Jacques Burgues de MissiessyEdouard-Thomas de Burgues, comte de Missiessy (23 April 1756, Toulon - 24 March 1837, Toulon) was a French sailor. --> Joining the navy at the age of 10, Missiessy was promoted to enseigne de vaisseau in 1777. During the American War of Independence, he served Admiral d'Estaing's fleet. Promo..
Edouard JaguerEdouard Jaguer (1924-2006) was a French poet and art critic linked with the surrealist movement. He was born on 8 August 1924 in Paris and died on 9 May 2006 in Paris. He was involved with many groups and revues including: La Main a la PlumeLa Revolution la Nuitle Surrealisme-RevolutionaireRixesC..
Edouard Judas ColonneEdouard Judas Colonne (July 23, 1838–March 28, 1910) was a French musician and violinist. He was born in Bordeaux (southwest France). Colonne studied at the Conservatory in Paris where he won first prizes in both harmony and violin. In 1858–67 he was first violinist at the Opéra in Paris. He a..
Edouard KaremeraEdouard Karemera (born 1951) is a former Rwandan politician. He is chiefly known for his alleged role in the Rwandan Genocide. Born in Mabanza commune, Kibuya préfecture, Rwanda, of Hutu ethnicity, Karemana held the position of Minister of Institutional Relations in the government of Juvénal Hab..
Edouard KlabinskiEdouard Klabinski (7 August, 1920 - 4 March, 1997) was a professional cyclist from Poland. He was the first cyclist from Poland to take part in the Tour de France. Contents 0.1 Results0.1.1 19480.1.2 19470.2 External links Results 1948 Team Mercier1948 Tour de France* 18th..
Edouard LapaglieEdouard Lapaglie is the pseudonym used by Tony Quinn for over 25 years broadcasting on UK radio. He was born in Stockton on Tees not, as is often assumed, Normandy!. He studied at Roundhay Grammar School Leeds, then Leeds College of Art until 1973. In the mid 1970's he earned a living as a Stree..
Edouard Leon CortesThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) was a French impressionist artist of French and Spanish ancestry. He was born on Au..
Edouard Le RoyÉdouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy (June 18, 1870 - November 10, 1954 ) was a French philosopher known for his contribution to the concept of the noosphere. Works What Is a Dogma?L'Exigence Idealiste Et Le Fait De L'Evolution (1927)Les Origines Humaines Et L'Evolution De L'Intelligence (1928)L..
Edouard Louis DubufeÉdouard Louis Dubufe (born April 30, 1820; died August 11, 1883) was a French painter. He learned the art of painting from his father, Claude-Marie Dubufe. Until the 1840s, he painted primarily historical and biblical scenes, then switched to portrait painting. External links [Images and p..
Edouard LucasFrançois Édouard Anatole Lucas (April 4, 1842 in Amiens - October 3, 1891) was a French mathematician who was educated at the École Normale Supérieure. He worked in the Paris observatory and later became a professor of mathematics in Paris. In the meantime he served in the army. Édouard Luc..
Edouard MaunickEdouard Joseph Marc Maunick (September 23, 1931, Mauritius) was an African poet, critic, and translator. Maunick was a mètis or mulatto, and as such was the subject of discrimination from both blacks and whites. He worked briefly as a librarian in Port-Louis before going to Paris in 1960, where h..
Edouard MichelinThis article is about the Édouard Michelin born in 1859. See also Édouard Michelin (born 1963). Édouard Michelin (1859–1940) was a French industrialist. He was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Édouard was co-director of the Michelin company, along with his brother André. In 1889, he impr..
Edouard NannyEdouard Nanny Edouard Nanny (1872-1943) was a famous French double bass player, teacher, and composer. He was part of la Société de concerts des Instruments anciens. Nanny also gained some success writing a concerto for double bass and orchestra under the name of the famous bassist Domenico..
Edouard PingretEdouard Pingret, (-Henri-Theophile) [Eduardo], (b. Saint-Quentin, Aisne, 30 December 1788; d. Saint-Quentin, 1875). Edouard Pingret was a French painter and lithographer. He was the son of a middle class family in a mainly agricultural region, but also home to the celebrated General Cambron..
Edouard RodEdouard Rod Edouard Rod (March 31, 1857–January 29, 1910), a French-Swiss novelist, was born at Nyon, in Switzerland, studied at Lausanne, where he wrote his doctoral thesis about the Oedipus legend (Le développement de la légende d'Oedipe dans l'histoire de la littérature), and Berl..
Edouard SternÉdouard Stern (October 18 1954 - March 1 2005) was a French banker. Born in Paris he was son of the banker Mr.Antoine Jean Elie Stern and Mrs.Christiane Laroche. Edouard Stern, the "Mozart of finance", was one of France's richest men. His fortune placed him at 38th in a list of France's richest ci..
Edouard Van BenedenEdouard Van Beneden (1846-1910) was a professor of zoology at the university of Liège; he has been at the basis of the genetic studies of the 20th century, thanks to his works on a parasite of the horse, that made him discover how chromosomes combined during reproduction. ..
Edouard van RemoortelEdouard van Remoortel (born 30 May 1926 in Brussels, Belgium, died 1977) was a Belgian conductor. External links [Biography from the St Louis Symphony][Bioraphical details] |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Edouard VerreauxJean Baptiste Édouard Verreaux (1810 - 1868) was a French naturalist, collector and dealer. He was the brother of Jules Verreaux. In 1830 Verreaux travelled to South Africa to help his brother pack up a large consignment of specimens. He returned in 1832 before continuing to Sumatra, Java, the Phi..
Edouard VienotEdouard Viénot was a successful society portrait painter with a studio at 92 rue de la Victoire, Paris. He was born in Fontainebleau on 13 September 1804. He entered the École des Beaux Arts in Paris on 4 October 1822. Viénot is probably to be identified with "Le chevalier Viennot" who was..
Edouard ZeckendorfEdouard Zeckendorf (May 2, 1901 - May 16, 1983) was a Belgian doctor, army officer, and mathematician. In mathematics he is best known for his work on Fibonacci numbers, and in particular for proving Zeckendorf's theorem. Zeckendorf was born in Liège in 1901, the son of a Dutch dentist. In 1925 Ze..
Edo BertoglioEdo Bertoglio is the director of Downtown 81. ..
Edo CastleEdo Castle (江戸城 -jō) was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in what is now the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, but was then known as Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate here, and as the residence of the shogun and location of the bakufu, it functioned ..
EDO CorporationThe EDO Corporation engages in the design and manufacture of products for defense, intelligence, and commercial markets. It also provides related engineering services to the United States and allied governments, and their prime defense contractors. The company has two segments, Electronic Systems..
Edo de WaartEdo de Waart (born June 1, 1941) is a prominent Dutch orchestral conductor. He conducts both orchestral as well as operatic music and is particularly well-known as an orchestra builder (he has turned a number of second-string orchestras into top-notch ensembles). De Waart studied oboe, piano and co..
Edo Five RoutesThe Five Routes (五街道 Gokaidō) were the five major roads leading to and from Edo (now Tokyo) during the Tokugawa period, the most important of which was the Tokaido which linked Edo and Kyoto. They were established in the era of Tokugawa Ietsuna (reigned 1651–1680), the 4th shogun of the Tok..
Edo languageEdo (also called Bini) is a Benue-Congo language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by approximately 1,000,000 people. External links [Ethnologue report on Edo] ..
Edo MaajkaEdo Maajka Edo Maajka (born as Edin Osmić on December 22, 1978 in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is the most popular rapper from Bosnia and most popular in the entire Balkan region. Edin's nickname Edo Maajka means "Edo the Mother". Contents 1 Beginnings2 \"Edo Maajka\"3 P..
Edo Meisho ZukaiEdo Meisho Zukai (江戸名所図解) is a picture-book describing the scenery of Edo published at the Edo period. This book was published by the Saito family「斉藤一家」 who was chief of a block club「名主」 of Kanda「神田」 at Edo over 30 years. Painter's name is Hasegawa Settan「..
Edo MulahalilovićEdo Mulahalilović (born March 23, 1964 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a songwriter and producer. His first solo concert was at the age of 13 in Hvar, (Croatia) on a classical guitar. 1983. Edo together with Pjer Žalica (bass player and film director) and Izudin Kolečić (drummer) foun..
Edo Murtić--> Edo Murtić (May 4, 1921 – January 2, 2005) was a renowned painter from Croatia. Murtić was born in Velika Pisanica near Bjelovar (then in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). He moved with his parents to Zagreb early in his childhood, and received his elementary and high school educati..
Edo o KiruEdo o Kiru (江戸を斬る) was a popular jidaigeki on Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System. During the decades from its September 24, 1973 premiere until the July 25, 1994 finale, 214 episodes aired. It lasted through eight series, with several casts and settings. It ran on Monday evenings in the 8:0..
Edo periodHistory of Japan PaleolithicJomon periodYayoi periodYamato period*Kofun period*Asuka periodNara periodHeian periodKamakura period*Kemmu restorationMuromachi period*North-South Court*Warring States periodAzuchi-Momoyama period*Nanban trade periodEdo period*Late Tokugawa shogunateMeiji periodTai..
Edo period villageDuring the Edo period of Japanese history, were self-governing administrative units, led by the . Villages were taxed as a unit, with the village headman responsible for taxation. Taxes were paid in rice, often 40 to 50% of the harvest. Criminal punishments could also be imposed on the village as a..
Edo PeročevićEduard Peročević, better known as Edo Peročević (born October 3, 1937 in Sarajevo) is a Croatian actor, best known for the role of the ticket collector in the 1976 children's movie Vlak u snijegu. Peročević is also known for his distinct voice, which helped him establish a successful career a..
Edo StateEdo StateState nickname: Heart Beat of Nigeria Location Statistics Governor (List) Lucky Igbinedion (PDP) Date Created 27 August 1991 Capital Benin City Area 17,802 km²Ranked 22nd Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate Ranked 27th 2,159,848 3,497,502 ISO 3166-2 NG-ED Edo State is a..
Edo StojčićEdo Stojčić (born June 20, 1952 in Karlovac) is a Croatian journalist and writer. He is currently living in Rijeka, Croatia, and is a chief editor and a columnist of a weekly Butiga. He graduated at the Economics Faculty in Rijeka in 1978. After the studies, he started his journalist career. He w..
Edo van BelkomEdo van Belkom is a Canadian author of horror fiction. He has written the novels Wyrm Wolf, Teeth, Martyrs, and Scream Queen. He has won numerous awards, including the Stoker Award and the Aurora Award. External links [Edo van Belkom's official webpage] ..
Ed O'BannonEdward Charles O'Bannon, Jr. (born August 14, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a former basketball player, who was a star small forward for the UCLA Bruins, where he was known as "Ed-O," but had a less-than-illustrious career as a professional basketball player. He is the older brother of former ..
Ed O'BradovichEdward O'Bradovich (born May 21, 1940 in Melrose Park, Illinois) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL. He spent his entire ten year career with the Chicago Bears. He attended the University of Illinois. ..
Ed O'Brien--> Edward "Ed" John O'Brien (born April 15, 1968, in Oxford) is a member of Radiohead. He plays guitar, percussion, and often sings harmony vocals. Ed is known for his large collection of effects pedals, which are important in creating Radiohead's distinct sound. Though he served primarily as a rh..
Ed O'LoughlinEd O'Loughlin is a journalist for the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald. He is currently a middle east corespondant based in Palestine. Critics say his articles typically have a consistent internal structure of Palestian claims, followed by often inaccurate or incomplete Israeli counte..
Ed O'NeillEdward O'Neill (Born April 12, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the main character, Al Bundy, on the FOX Network's long running sitcom, Married... with Children. O'Neill is also often cast as a police officer on television shows and in movies. O'Ne..
Ed O'Neil (football)Ed O'Neil, (born September 8, 1952) is a a coach in NFL Europe and a former professional American football player in the National Football League. Contents 1 Younger Years2 Coaching3 NFL4 College5 Personal Younger Years O'Neil was named a high school All-American in foot..
Ed O'RossEd O'Ross was born on July 14,1946 in Pensacola, Florida. He has starred in many films and has played some Russian characters. His films include The Cotton Club, Red Heat, Full Metal Jacket, Lethal Weapon, Another 48 Hours, and Universal Soldier.Prior to becoming an actor Ed had a brief career as a ..
Ed O.G.Ed O.G. is a hip-hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. He put out a highly-esteemed album entitled "Life of a Kid in the Ghetto" in 1991, which featured the hit message song "Be a Father to Your Child." He was dropped from Mercury Records in 1993. He released another record, My Own Worst Enemy, ..
Ed OatesEd Oates (1946-) co-founded Software Development Labs in August 1977 with Larry Ellison, and Bob Miner. Software Development Labs later became Oracle Corporation. Ed Oates graduated with a BA in mathematics from San Jose State University in 1968, and worked at Singer, the US Army Persinscom (draft..
Ed OchesterEd Ochester (b. 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American poet and editor. Ochester's books of poetry include: Dancing on the Edges of Knives, winner of the Devins Award for Poetry, Miracle Mile, and Changing the Name to Ochester. Since 1979 he has served as general editor of the Pitt Poetry Seri..
Ed OlczykEd Olczyk (born August 16, 1966, Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a Polish-American and formerly the head coach for the National Hockey League Pittsburgh Penguins and former center for Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins. He s..
Ed OliverEdward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. (September 6, 1916 – September 21, 1961) was an American golfer. (Birth year sometimes stated as 1915.) He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He earned his nicknamed because he stood 5 foot 9 inches but weighed 240 pounds. He won 8 times on the PGA Tour in th..
Ed OrgeronEd Orgeron (born 1961) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. He was named the 35th head football coach at Mississippi on December 16, 2004; he is also the team's defensive coordinator. Contents 1 Coaching History2 Ole Miss Years3 C..
Ed OverholserEd Overholser served as the 16th Mayor of the City of Oklahoma City from 13 April 1915 to 24 December 1918. ..
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