Eastman, George. 1854-1932. US inventor of roll film and Kodak camera 1888. Bromide print 1871.

Eben, Abba. 1915-. English/Israeli statesman, diplomat.

Ebert, Friedrich. 1871-1925. First president of German Republic 1919-.

Eck, Johann. 1486-1543. Opposed Luther, Protestantism.

Eckhart, Johannes. c1260-1328. German mystic. “All existence is God” 1281.

Eckmühl. Battle. 1809. Bavaria. Napoleon’s victory over Austria who lose German support.

Eclecticism. 2C BC. Philosophical doctrine combining elements of various, sometimes contradictory, philosophies. Cicero.

Economic Crisis. 1873. Vienna stock market collapse leads to protectionism, Depression.

Eddy, Mary Baker. 1821-1910. US founder of Christian Science Religion. Wrote Science and Health 1875.

Ederle, Gertrude. 1906-. US. First woman to swim the English Channel, 1926.

Edgeworth, Richard. 1744-1817. English. Semaphore 1767.

Edison, Thomas. 1847-1931. US inventor: imp telephone 1877, phonograph 1877, lightbulb 1878, movies, cast concrete 1907. Menlo Park, first industrial research laboratory.

Edmund, St. -870. King of Anglia. Martyred. Remains moved to Bury St. Edmunds 903.

Edward VIII. 1894-1972. King of UK 1936. Abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, became Duke of Windsor.

Edward the Confessor, St. c1003-66. Anglo Saxon king 1041-. Founded Westminster Abbey. Conquered Wales. Died without heir, prompting Norman Invasion.

EFTA. European Free Trade Association. 1960. Free trade with EEC: Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland. Until joining EEC: Denmark, Portugal, UK.

Egeria. Roman goddess who advised Numa Pompilius.

Egypt. 3100BC Menes unites. 2780 Old Kingdom. 2600 First pyramid. 2040 Middle Kingdom. 1570 New Kingdom. 663 Assyria. 525 Persia. 332 Alexander...323 Ptolemy. 30BC Rome...395 Byzantine. 642 Moslem. 1250 Mameluk. 1517 Ottoman. 1798 Napoleon. 1805 Ottoman. 1882 British occupy. 1914 British protectorate. 1922 Indepedent monarchy. 1952 Coup. 1953 Republic. 1958-61 UAR.

Ehrlich, Paul. 1854-1915. German bacteriologist. Salvarsan syphilis treatment, 1909. Idea of specific drugs as “magic bullets”.

Eichmann, Adolf. 1906-62. Nazi war criminal. Kidnaped in Argentina. Tried in Jerusalem. Executed.

Einhard. c770-840. Frankish historian. Life of Charlemagne c830.

Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. German/Swiss/US physicist. Special Theory of Relativity 1905. Quantum theory 1905. General Theory of Relativity 1916. Pacifist, Zionist.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969. Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies in Europe 1943-5. US president 1953-61.

Eisenstein, Sergei. 1898-1948. Russian filmmaker: Potemkin 1925. Alexander Nevsky 1938.

Eisner, Kurt. 1867-1919. German Socialist Revolutionary leader. First Bavarian Prime Minister.

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