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Edward the Elder. 870-924. King of Wessex, 899. Drove Danes from NW England.
Empire of the East. 286-1453. Eastern Roman Empire ruled from Byzantium. =Byzantine Emp.
Heem, Jan de. 1606-83. Dutch still life painter.
Heemskerk, Maerten van. 1498-1574. Dutch Mannerist painter.
Holbein, Hans, the Elder. 1465-1524. German painter. Altar pieces. Rich color, balance.
Ixion. Father of Centaurs. Bound to fiery wheel by Zeus.
Labiche, Eugène. 1815-88. French writer of plays and vaudevilles. La Clef des Champs 1838.
Pitt, William, the Elder. 1708-78. English statesman, Prime Minister 1756~68. Pursued Seven Years War. “The Great Commoner”.
Pliny the Elder. 23-79. Roman naturalist. Died investigating Vesuvius eruption.Historia Naturalis.
Rhee, Syngman. 1875-1965. First South Korean president 1948-60. Campaigned for Independence from Japan.
Scheele, Carl. 1742-86. Sweden. Discovered oxygen 1771/2, independent of Priestley. Chlorine gas 1774.
Sluter, Claus. c1345-1406. Flemish sculptor at Dijon. Wheel of Moses 1395-1404.
Tessin, Nicodemus, the Elder. 1615-81. Swedish architect. Drottningholm 1662.
Wheel. 1535-1827. Form of torture originating in Germany.