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Gershwin, George, original name jacob gershvin (b. Sept. 26, 1898, East New
York [now in Brooklyn], N.Y., U.S.— d. July 11, 1937, Hollywood, Calif.), one of
the most significant and popular of American composers. His primary field was
the ...
Gershwin, George, original name jacob gershvin (b. Sept. 26, 1898, East New
York [now in Brooklyn], N.Y., U.S.— d. July 11, 1937, Hollywood, Calif.), one of
the most significant and popular of American composers. His primary field was
the ...
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Gregory (VIII), original French name Maurice bourdin, Portuguese mauricio bor-
dinho, or bordino (b. Limoges?, Aquitaine — d. c. 1 137), antipope from 1 1 18 to
1121. A Benedictine educated at the abbey of Cluny, he was made bishop of ...
Gregory (VIII), original French name Maurice bourdin, Portuguese mauricio bor-
dinho, or bordino (b. Limoges?, Aquitaine — d. c. 1 137), antipope from 1 1 18 to
1121. A Benedictine educated at the abbey of Cluny, he was made bishop of ...
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•Gregory XI, original name pierre-roger de beaufort (b. 1329, Limoges-Fourche,
Fr.— d. March 26/27, 1378, Rome), the last French pope and the last of the
Avignonese popes, when Avignon was the papal seat (1309-77); he reigned from
...
•Gregory XI, original name pierre-roger de beaufort (b. 1329, Limoges-Fourche,
Fr.— d. March 26/27, 1378, Rome), the last French pope and the last of the
Avignonese popes, when Avignon was the papal seat (1309-77); he reigned from
...
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