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Ramnicu Valcea city, capital of Valcea judet (county), south-central Romania, on the Olt River. Documented as a town in the late 14th century, it was a local market town during the Middle Ages. Historical buildings in the city include the house of Anton Pann, folklorist and writer, and the local museum, with ... Ramo, Simon American engineer who made notable contributions to electronics and was chief scientist (1954-58) of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program. Ramon Berenguer I count of Barcelona from 1035 to 1076. Ramon Berenguer II count of Barcelona who reigned jointly with his twin brother, Berenguer Ramon II, from 1076 to 1082. Ramon Berenguer III count of Barcelona during whose reign (1097-1131) independent Catalonia reached the summit of its historical greatness, spreading its ships over the western Mediterranean and acquiring new lands from the southern Pyrennees to Provence. He was also known as Ramon Berenguer I of Provence. Ramon Berenguer IV count of Barcelona from 1131 to 1162, regent of Provence from 1144 to 1157, and ruling prince of Aragon from 1137 to 1162. Ramon y Cajal, Santiago Spanish histologist who (with Camillo Golgi) received the 1906 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for establishing the neuron, or nerve cell, as the basic unit of nervous structure. This finding was instrumental in the recognition of the neuron's fundamental role in nervous function and in gaining a modern understanding ... Ramones, the American band that influenced the rise of punk rock on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The original members were Joey Ramone (byname of Jeffrey Hyman; b. May 19, 1951, New York, New York, U.S., -d. April 15, 2001, New York, ), Johnny Ramone (byname of John Cummings; b. October ... Ramos, Fidel military leader and politician who was president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was generally regarded as one of the most effective presidents in that nation's history. Ramos, Graciliano Brazilian regional novelist whose works explore the lives of characters shaped by the rural misery of northeastern Brazil. Ramos-Horta, Jose East Timorese political activist who, along with Bishop Carlos F.X. Belo, received the 1996 Nobel Prize for Peace for their efforts to bring peace and independence to East Timor, a former Portuguese possession that was under Indonesian control from 1975 to 1999. Ramos-Horta served as prime minister of East Timor ... Rampal, Jean-Pierre French flutist who brought the flute to new prominence as a concert instrument and demonstrated the appropriateness of the flute as a solo instrument adaptable to a wide range of music, from Baroque masterpieces and English folk songs to improvised jazz. rampion any member of the genus Phyteuma, of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae), consisting of about 40 species of perennial plants with long, clustered, hornlike buds and flowers. The genus is native to sunny fields and meadows of the Mediterranean region. Rampolla, Mariano Italian prelate who played a notable role in the liberalization of the Vatican under Leo XIII. Ramprasad Sen Shakta poet-saint of Bengal. Not much is known with certainty about his life. Legends abound, however, all of which are meant to highlight Ramprasad's all-encompassing love for and devotion to the goddess Shakti. Rampur city, northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. The city lies along the Kosi River, at a road and rail junction. A trade centre for grain and other agricultural products, its industry includes sugar processing, manufacturing, and cotton milling. Rampur is the site of the Government Raza Post Graduate College and ... Ramsay family fictional characters, the protagonists of Virginia Woolf's experimental novel To the Lighthouse (1927). Ramsay, Allan Scottish-born painter, one of the foremost 18th-century British portraitists. Ramsay, Allan Scottish poet and literary antiquary who maintained national poetic traditions by writing Scots poetry and by preserving the work of earlier Scottish poets at a time when most Scottish writers had been Anglicized. He was admired by Robert Burns as a pioneer in the use of Scots in contemporary poetry. Ramsay, Bertram Home British naval officer who, during World War II, oversaw the evacuation of British forces from Dunkirk in 1940 and then commanded the naval forces used in the Normandy Invasion (1944). Ramsay, Gordon Scottish chef and restaurateur known for his highly acclaimed restaurants and cookbooks but perhaps best known in the early 21st century for the profanity and fiery temper that he freely displayed on television cooking programs. Ramsay, Sir William British physical chemist who discovered four gases (neon, argon, krypton, xenon) and showed that they (with helium and radon) formed an entire family of new elements, the noble gases. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of this achievement. Ramsden, Jesse British pioneer in the design of precision tools. Ramses I king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1292-90 BCE), founder of the 19th dynasty (1292-1190 BCE) of Egypt. Ramses II third king of the 19th dynasty (1292-1190 BCE) of ancient Egypt, whose reign (1279-13 BCE) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and for the many colossal statues of him found all ... Ramses III king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1187-56 BCE) who defended his country against foreign invasion in three great wars, thus ensuring tranquillity during much of his reign. In his final years, however, he faced internal disturbances and an attempted coup d'etat. Ramses IV king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1156-50 BCE) who strove through extensive building activity to maintain Egypt's prosperity in an era of deteriorating internal and external conditions. Ramses IX king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1126-08 BCE), during whose reign serious civil problems troubled Egypt. Ramses V king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1150-45 BCE) who died relatively young, perhaps of smallpox. Ramses VI king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1145-37 BCE), who succeeded to the throne after the early death of his nephew, Ramses V. Ramses VII king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1137-29 BCE), probably the son of Ramses VI; his reign is known chiefly from several important economics papyri. Ramses VIII king of Egypt (reigned 1128-26 BC) whose ephemeral reign occurred immediately after that of Ramses VII and is poorly documented. Ramses X king of Egypt (reigned 1108-04 BC), during whose poorly documented reign disorders that had become endemic under his predecessor continued. Ramses XI king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1104-1075? BCE), last king of the 20th dynasty (1190-1075 BCE), whose reign was marked by civil wars involving the high priest of Amon and the viceroy of Nubia. At the end of his reign, new dynasties were founded in Upper and Lower Egypt. Ramsey town (parish), Huntingdonshire district, administrative county of Cambridgeshire, historic county of Huntingdonshire, England. The town serves an intensively cultivated hinterland on the southwest border of the Fens, a reclaimed region adjoining the North Sea. Ramsey developed around a 10th-century Benedictine abbey, which was granted freedom from ecclesiastical and secular control ... Ramsey, Michael, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury archbishop of Canterbury (1961-74), theologian, educator, and advocate of Christian unity. His meeting with Pope Paul VI (March 1966) was the first encounter between the leaders of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches since their separation in 1534. Ramsey, Norman Foster American physicist who received one-half of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1989 for his development of a technique to induce atoms to shift from one specific energy level to another. (The other half of the prize was awarded to Wolfgang Paul and Hans Georg Dehmelt.) Ramsey's innovation, called the ... Ramsgate town, Thanet district, administrative and historic county of county of Kent, England. It lies on the east coast and is the reputed landing place of the invading Anglo-Saxon warriors Hengist and Horsa (449 CE) and of the Christian missionary St. Augustine (597). The fishing hamlet of Ramsgate developed as a ... Ramtha's School of Enlightenment centre in rural Washington state for the study of the teachings of Ramtha, a spiritual being who is purportedly "channeled" by-i.e., speaks through the mediumship of-the school's leader, JZ Knight. Ramtha's school draws more than 3,000 students from more than 20 countries. Ramu River river on the island of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. One of the longest rivers in the country, it rises in the east on the Kratke Range and flows northwest through the great Central Depression, where it receives numerous streams draining the Bismarck (south) and Finisterre and ... Ramus, Petrus French philosopher, logician, and rhetorician. Ramusio, Giovanni Battista Italian geographer who compiled an important collection of travel writings, Delle navigationi et viaggi (1550-59; "Some Voyages and Travels"), containing his version of Marco Polo's journey and the Descrittione de l'Africa ("Description of Africa") by the Moor Leo Africanus. Ramuz, Charles-Ferdinand Swiss novelist whose realistic, poetic, and somewhat allegorical stories of man against nature made him one of the most prominent French-Swiss writers of the 20th century. Rana geographic region, northern Norway, surrounding the Rana Fjord. It is centred on the industrial town of Mo i Rana at the mouth of the Rana River, along which run the only road and rail line from southern to northern Norway. In 1990 the National Library in Oslo established a branch ... Rana era (1846-1951) in Nepal, the period during which control of the government lay in the hands of the Rana family. Jung Bahadur (1817-77) seized power in 1846 and made himself permanent prime minister. He was given the hereditary title of Rana. Under the Ranas, Nepal maintained relations with the British, who ... Ranade, Mahadev Govind one of India's Citpavan Brahmans of Maharashtra who was a judge of the High Court of Bombay, a noted historian, and an active participant in social and economic reform movements. Ranaivo, Flavien lyric poet deeply influenced by Malagasy ballad and song forms, in particular the hain-teny, a poetic dialogue usually on the subject of love. Ranaivo also held a number of important civic and government posts. Rancagua city, north-central Chile. It lies in the Andean foothills along the Cachapoal River, south of Santiago. Founded as Villa Santa Cruz de Triana by Jose Antonio Manso de Velasco in 1743, the city was later renamed Rancagua. The Battle of Rancagua (Oct. 2, 1814), in which Bernardo O'Higgins's republican troops ... Rance River river, rising in the Landes du Mene, a chain of hills in Cotes-d'Armor departement, Brittany region, western France. It flows for 60 miles (97 km) past Dinan to form an estuary on the Brittany coast of the English Channel at Saint-Malo, where the world's first large-scale tidal plant, using flood ... Rance, Armand-Jean Le Bouthillier de French abbot who revived the Cistercian abbey of La Trappe, influenced the establishment of several important monasteries, and founded the reformed Cistercians, called Trappists, a community practicing extreme austerity of diet, penitential exercises, and, except for chanting, absolute silence. ranch a farm, usually large, devoted to the breeding and raising of cattle, sheep, or horses on rangeland. Ranch farming, or ranching, originated in the imposition of European livestock-farming techniques onto the vast open grasslands of the New World. Spanish settlers introduced cattle and horses into the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas ...