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Aldine Editions. 1490-1597. Quality books printed by Aldo Manuzio and family, Venice.
Arriaga, Manuel. 1842-1917. First President of Portugal.
Austin, Herbert. 1886-1941. English car manufacturer. Small car pioneer.
Avila Camacho, Manuel. 1897-1955. Mexican President 1940-46. Befriended US, rallied Latin America vs Axis.
Azaña, Manuel. 1880-1940. Spanish Republican Prime Minister 31-33, President 36-9.
Bandeira, Manuel. 1886-1968. Brazilian national poet. Carnival 1919.
Chabrier, Emmanuel. 1841-94. French composer. España 1883.
Charles Emmanuel I. 1562-1630. Duke of Savoy. Last attack vs Geneva, 1602. Escalade.
Crapper, Thomas. 1836-1910. British plumber. Installed Queen Victoria’s toilets. Manufacturer, but not inventor of syphonic flush toilets.
Dresden Codex. Pre-Columbian Mayan manuscript.
Falla, Manuel de. 1876-1946. Spanish composer influenced by folk music, Debussy. Nights in the Garden of Spain 1916.
Godoy, Manuel de. 1767-1851. Spanish Prime Minister 1792~1808. Battle of Trafalgar and Fontainebleau Treaty.
Gothic Art. 13C-. Church sculpture, illuminated manuscripts. Less idealized than Classical. Emotions portrayed.
Hall, Charles. 1863-1914. US. Aluminum manufacturing process 1886.
Industrial Revolution. 1730-. Transformation from agricultural to urbanized manufacturing economy as a result of steam power. 1830 England, France. 1850 Germany. 1860 USA. Blanqui. Toynbee.
Ireland, William. 1777-1835. English forger of Shakespeare manuscripts 1796.
Kant, Immanuel. 1724-1804. German Romantic philosopher. Free-will. Inherent moral nature implies “Transcendental” world of freedom. Although the mind builds internal maps of sensory perceptions, we do not know what the world is really like. -“moral imperative = human diginity”. On Heaven 1755. Critique of Pure Reason 1781. Critique of Practical Reason 1788. Critique of Judgement.
Krupp. 1587-1968. German family of arms manufacturers. Steel works 1812. Canon 1847. Used slave labour in WWII.
Leutze, Emanuel. 1816-68. US painter. Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851.
Manu. Hindu mythical first man, and law giver.
Manuel I. 1469-1521. Portuguese king 1495-. Overseas expansion and trade.
Maria Luisa. 1751-1819. Spanish queen to Charles IV. With lover Godoy, ruined Spain’s finances.
Messerschmidt, Willy. 1898-1978. German plane designer and manufacturer, WWII.
Popol Vuh. 16C manuscript on Mayan culture.
Quezon, Manuel. 1878-1944. First Philippine president 1935-.