Kekraps. Phoenician King. Legendary founder of Athens.

Kelley, Oliver. 1826-1913. US agriculturalist. Founded National Grange 1867.

Kennedy Round. Liberalized tarrifs negotiated by 50 countries, 1964-7.

Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah. 1901-89. Iranian Shi’ite Moslem Fundamentalist leader. Exiled 1963-79. Dictator 1979-. Islamic Revolution.

Kiangsi Soviet. 1931-4. Chinese Communist Provincial government vs Nationalists under Mao. Long March.

Kierkegaard, Sören. 1813-55. Danish founder of Existentialism. Either-Or 1843. Fear and Trembling 1843. Influenced Heidegger. Individual must consciously choose among life’s alternatives.

King Philip’s War. 1675-6. Bloody conflict of New England colonists vs Indians under Philip.

Kingsley, Charles. 1819-75. English didactic social novelist/clergyman. Alton Locke 1850. Water Babies 1863. Founded Christian Socialism.

Knox, John. 1514-72. Scottish reformer, founder of austere Presbyterian Church of Scotland 1561.

Koffka, Kurt. 1886-1941. German. Founder of Gestalt psychology. Köhler.

Köhler, Wolfgang. 1887-1967. Estonian founder of Gestalt psychology. Koffka.

Ku Klux Klan. KKK. 1867-71. Secret US White Supremacist terrorist organization. Founded by Forrest. 1915- Recreated by Simmons.

Kuomintang. KMT. 1911-49. Chinese nationalist party in power 1928-49. Founded by Sun Yat-sen. Overthrew Manchu dynasty. Expelled to Taiwan by Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek.

Kwang-hsü. 1872-1908. Chinese Emperor. 1875-. Aunt Tz’u-hsi regent except 1889 Hundred Days of Reform.

Kyrle Society. 1875. Founded by Hill sisters to develop taste for literature and music among London poor.

Labour Party. 1888 Scotland. 1890 NZ. 1891 Australia. 1900 Britain. 1930 Israel. Founded by unions, Fabians for democratic change towards socialism. First UK MPs elected 1906. First UK Labour government 1924.

Ladd, William. 1778-1841. US pacifist writer. Founder of US Peace Society 1828.

Lady of the Lake. Gave Excalibur to Arthur. Lived in castle under the lake.

Lancelot. Knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. Guinevere’s lover. Galahad’s father.

Lao-tzu. =Old Philosopher. 604-531BC. Legendary Chinese philosopher. Founded Taoism. The Way of Life.

Law, John. 1671-1729. Scottish financier. Founded Paris stock exchange, 1717. Bankrupted by Mississippi Scheme, 1720.

Lebanon. 25C BC Phoenicia. 6C BC Persia. 332 Alexander. 64BC Rome. 5C Byzantine. 7C Moslems, Maronite Christians. 11C Druse(S). 1516 Ottoman. 1861 Christian autonomy under Ottomans. 1920 French mandate. 1926 Republic under France. 1943 Independent republic. 1975-91 Civil war.

Lenoir, Alexandre. 1761-1839. Archeologist. Founder of the Museum of French Monuments.

Lewis, Wyndham. 1882-1957. English satirical writer, artist. Founded Vorticism. Apes of God 1930.

Liebig, Justus von. 1808-73. German chemist. Analysis of organic compounds, 1831. Agricultural chemistry, 1841. Chloroform 1831.

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