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T. E. Utley
Thomas Edwin 'Peter' Utley C.B.E. (1921 - 1988) was a High Tory journalist. Utley was blind since his childhood and he went to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he achieved a double first in History. During the Second World War he was a Times leader writer and then worked for the Observer and..
Te-uru-ra'i Ari'i-mate Tamatoa-Tau-tu Tamatoa VI
Te-uru-ra'i Ari'i-mate Tamatoa-Tau-tu Tamatoa VI was born at Huahine in 1853. He was the Ari'i-rahi of Ra'iatea and Taha'a. He was the second son of Te-uru-ra'i Ari'i-mate Ari'i-rahi of Huahine. He was installed as Ari'i-rahi of Ra'iatea and Taha'a in 1884. His crowning took place on January 22, 188..
Teublitz
Teublitz is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 12 km south of Schwandorf, and 23 km north of Regensburg. ..
Teucer
This article is about Teucer, son of King Telamon of Salamis. For King Teucer, son of Scamander and Idaea; see Teucrus. In Greek mythology Teucer, also Teucrus or Teucris from Greek Τεύκρος, was the son of King Telamon of Salamis and his second wife Hesione, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy..
Teuchern
Teuchern is a town in the district of Weißenfels, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km southeast of Weißenfels. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Vier Berge-Teucherner Land. ..
Teuchocercus
Classification Genus Teuchocercus Teuchocercus keyi ..
Teuchter
Teuchter is a Lowland Scots word used mainly for Northern or Highland Scots, although sometimes to any rural Scots, by urban Scots. Like most such cultural epithets, it is often offensive, but is sometimes seen as amusing by the speaker. Derivation The word has an unclear origin. The most commonly ..
Teucrium
Teucrium is a genus of perennial plants, of the family Lamiaceae. These species are herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are native to the Mediterranean region. Common names for this genus include germanders. Teucrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including..
Teucrium polium
Felty Germander (Teucrium polium) is a sub-shrub and herb native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. Its flowers are small and range from pink to white, and its leaves are used in cooking and for medicinal purposes, particularly for the treatment of stomach ailments. It has also shown..
Teucrus
In Greek mythology, king Teucrus was said to have been the son of the river Scamander and of the nymph Idaea. Before the arrival of Dardanus, the land that would come to be called Dardania (and later still Troas) was known as Teucria and the inhabitants as Teucrians, after King Teucrus. Teucrus's da..
Teudat Zehut
Teudat Zehut (תעודת זהות) is the Israeli compulsory identity document, as prescribed in the Identity Card Carrying and Displaying Act of 1982: Any resident sixteen years of age or older must at all times carry an Identity card, and present it upon demand to a senior police officer, ..
Teudebur of Alt Clut
Teudebur of Alt Clut (or Teudebur map Beli) was the ruler of Alt Clut (the area around modern Dumbarton Rock), in the early-to-mid eighth century (probably 722-52). According to the Harleian genealogies, he was the son of Beli II, his probable predecessor as king. Such information is confirmed by b..
Teufelsberg
Teufelsberg (German for Devil's Mountain) is a hill in Berlin, Germany, in former West Berlin. It rises about 80 meters above the surrounding Brandenburg plain, more precisely the north of Berlin's Grunewald forest. It is an artificial hill with a curious history: it was built by the Allies after t..
Teufel Nursery
Teufel Nursery is a family-owned landscaping company based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1890. The current President and owner is Larry Teufel. The company provided landscaping for the Microsoft campus. Recently Teufel changed their logo from an old logo of "corporate" block letters. ..
Teufen
There are two municipalities of Switzerland named Teufen: Teufen AR in Appenzell AusserrhodenTeufen ZH in the Canton of Zurichredirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Teufen AR
Teufen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 5,700 (as of 2004). The area of Teufen is 15.25 km². Five per cent of the working population are engaged in agriculture, 29 per cent in trade and industry, and 66 per cent in the service secto..
Teuffenthal
Teuffenthal should not be confused with Teufenthal, a municipality in the canton of Aargau. Teuffenthal is a municipality in the Thun district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It lies in the valley of the river Zulg, some 10 km eastward of the district capital Thun. The municipality has ..
Teumessian fox
In Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox (Greek: AlwpekoV TeumhsioV) was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caught. It was said that it had been sent by the gods (perhaps Dionysus) to prey upon the children of Thebes as a punishment for some national crime. Creon, the then Regent of Thebes,..
Teunom
Teunom, a town in the Aceh Barat (West Aceh) district of the special territory (daerah istimewa) of Aceh on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, with a population of about 12,000, was reported to have "vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete" as a result of the tsunami produced ..
Teun A. van Dijk
Teun A. van Dijk (born May 7, 1943, Naaldwijk, the Netherlands), is a prominent pioneer of the fields of text linguistics, discourse analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). With Walter Kintsch he contributed to the development of the psychology of text processing. Since the 1980s his work i..
Teun de Nooijer
Teun Floris de Nooijer (born on March 22, 1976 in Egmond aan den Hoef) is a skilfull field hockey player from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000. He made his debut on June 4, 1994 in a friendly match againt New Zealand. Since then ..
Teupasenti
Teupasenti is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraiso ..
Teupitz
Teupitz is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 29 km northwest of Lübben (Spreewald), and 45 km south of Berlin (centre). ..
Teurgoule
Teurgoule is a cinnamon-flavoured rice pudding that is a speciality of Normandy. The name comes from the Norman language and means twist mouth, a reference to the faces supposedly pulled by someone tasting it due to the spiciness of the dish. Teurgoule even has a brotherhood La Confrérie Gastronom..
Teuroteu
Teuroteu (or, somewhat derisively, ppongjjak) is the oldest form of Korean pop music. It developed in the years before and during the Japanese occupation. Teuroteu has received criticism from nationalists, who allege that it derives from the Japanese music genre of enka, especially its scale. D..
Teusaquillo
Teusaquillo Teusaquillo in Bogotá Area: 4.98 km Population density : 157,884 (2005)31,704 per km² Type of locality: Urban Teusaquillo is the 13th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the geographic center of the city, to the northwest of downtow..
Teuscher
Teuscher is a Swiss-based chocolatier, headquartered in Zurich. It manufactures over 100 varieties. It's most famous creation and signature piece, being the Champagne Truffle. External links [Official site][Wikinfo] ..
Teuschnitz
Teuschnitz is a town in the district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Frankenwald, 19 km north of Kronach, and 15 km east of Sonneberg. ..
Teushpa
Teushpa (or Teispes or Chaishpish) was a 7th century BC king of the Cimmerians. In 679 BC, he commanded the Cimmerians in battle against the Assyrians under Esarhaddon, but lost. ..
Teustepe
Teustepe is a municipality in the Boaco department of Nicaragua. ..
Teutamus
Teutamus is also a spider genus (Liocranidae) Teutamus (in Greek Tευταμoς; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian officer, who, in 319 BC, shared with Antigenes the command of the select troops called the Argyraspids. Of the services by which he had earned this distinguished post we know nothi..
Teutobod
Teutobod (or Theudobod) was King of the Teutons. In the late 2nd century BCE, together with their neighbors, allies and possible relatives, the Proto-Germanic Cimbri, the Teutons migrated from their original homes in southern Scandinavia and on the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, south into the Danub..
Teutoburg
Teutoburg may refer to: The Teutoburg Forest, a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest fought there in AD 9 between Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] p..
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald) is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, which was believed to be the environ of a decisive battle in AD 9. Geography The Teutoburger Wald is a northern extension of the central Europe..
Teutonic
Teutonic means Germanic. It may refer to: Germanic peoplesA famous German historical military order, the Teutonic Knights. The word Teutonic derives at once from both the Latin name for a tribe who were thought by the Romans to be Germanic, the Teutone, and from the Germanic word tiutisch, meaning ..
Teutonic Knights
The Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre in Palestine. During the Middle Ages they were a crusading military order and wore white surcoats with a black cross. Their name in different languages includes: Latin: O..
Teutonic procurator
Teutonic Procurator was a function in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. Person holding this post was responsible for the court matters and administration of a specific region called procuratoria as well as commanding the army. As a commander, the Teutonic procurator had the Teutonic knight..
Teutons
This entry is about the Teutonic people, not to be confused with the Teutonic Knights. The migrations of the Teutons and the Cimbri The Teutons or Teutones (from Proto-Germanic *Þeudanōs) were mentioned as a Germanic tribe in early historical writings by Greek and Roman authors such as Strab..
Teutophone
A Teutophone (or Germanophone) is a person who is able to speak the German language. Geopolitically, it is used to refer to a person that speaks German as a "Muttersprache" or who self-identifies with this language group. As an adjective, it means German-speaking, whether referring to individuals, g..
Teutopolis, Illinois
Teutopolis is a village in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,559 at the 2000 census. The town was settled by a group of Germans from Cincinnati, Ohio. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 External references4 External links Geography Teutopolis is..
Teuva
Teuva (Östermark in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 6,307 (2005) and covers an area of 555.4 km² of which 1.34 km² is water. The population density is 11...
Teuvo Aura
Teuvo Aura (born December 28 1912 in Ruskeala; died January 11 1999 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and Prime Minister of Finland in 1970 and 1971-72 References http://www.rulers.org/indexa5.html |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center..
Teuvo Kohonen
Teuvo Kohonen, Dr. Ing (born July 11, 1934), is a Finnish academican and prominent researcher. He is currently professor emeritus of the Academy of Finland. Prof. Kohonen has made many contributions to the field of neural networks, including the Learning Vector Quantization algorithm, fundamental t..
Teuvo Laukkanen
Men's Nordic skiing Silver 1948 Cross-country 4 x 10 km Teuvo Laukkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940's. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz in the 4 x 10km relay. External links [Finland's 1948 Winter Olympic medals]..
Te Uira
For other uses, see Uira (disambiguation) In Māori mythology, Te Uira is a personification of lightning and a great-grandparent of Whaitiri (Reed 1963:158). Te Uira's child Te Kanapu, grandparent of Whaitiri, is also a personification of lightning. References A.W. Reed, Treasury of Maori Folklor..
Te Urewera
Te Urewera, often known as The Ureweras is an area of the central North Island of New Zealand. Located in rough, sparsely populated hill country to the northeast of Lake Taupo, it is the spiritual home of the Tuhoe, one of the most independent-minded and prominent Maori iwi. The heart of Te Urewera..
Te Urewera National Park
Te Urewera National Park ..
Te Ururoa Flavell
Te Ururoa Flavell (7 December 1955) is a New Zealand politician, and currently serves as a member of Parliament. Flavell was born in Tokoroa, and is affiliated to the Ngapuhi, Ngati Rangiwewehi, and Te Arawa iwi. He trained as a teacher, and taught at the secondary level for twelve years. He later ..
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