Leeuwarden, gemeente (municipality), northern Netherlands. Leeuwarden lies at the junction of the Harlinger-Trek Canal and the Dokkumer Ee Canal. Originally a port on the Middelzee (reclaimed since the 13th century), it was chartered in 1435, became the capital of Friesland in 1504, and was from

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), regional political party in Bihar state, eastern India. It also has had a small presence on the national political scene in New Delhi. The LJP was formed in November 2000, following a split in the Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), party. The LJP has focused mainly on

Ljubljana, capital city and economic, political, and cultural centre of Slovenia, located on the Ljubljanica River. The city lies in central Slovenia in a natural depression surrounded by high peaks of the Julian Alps. A walled Roman encampment was built there in the mid-1st century bce by Roman

Slovenia: Education: The University of Ljubljana, founded in 1595 and reopened in 1919, has divisions that include the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities and arts, education, theology, law, medicine, and engineering. The University of Maribor, founded in 1975, is vocationally oriented. There are also several independent…

Ljubljana: …of Slovenia, located on the Ljubljanica River. The city lies in central Slovenia in a natural depression surrounded by high peaks of the Julian Alps.

Ljusnan River, river in central Sweden. After rising in the Norwegian border mountains it flows for 270 miles (430 km) in a generally southeasterly direction through the provinces of Härjedalen and Hälsingland past the towns of Sveg, Ljusdal, and Bollnäs to the Gulf of Bothnia at Ljusne. It has a

Lithuania: Political process: During the Soviet period the Lithuanian Communist Party (Lietuvos Komunistu Partija; LKP) was the country’s only political party. Its members and candidates for membership were supported by the activities of the Komsomol youth movement. In 1989, however, the legislature ended the Communist Party’s monopoly on power by legalizing other political…

LL Cool J is an American rapper and actor, a leading exponent of mid-1980s new-school rap and one of the few hip-hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than a decade. Taking the stage name LL Cool J (“Ladies Love Cool James”) at age 16, Smith signed with fledgling

Chile: The Chilean Andes: Among them are Copahue, Llaima, Osorno, and the highest, Mount Tronador, at an elevation of 11,453 feet. Their perfect conical shapes reflecting on the quiet waters in the Lake District provide some of the most splendid scenery in temperate South America. In southern Chile, below latitude 42° S, the…

mineral deposit: Veins: …Canada; the tin-silver veins of Llallagua and Potosí, Bolivia; and the silver-nickel-uranium veins of the Erzgebirge, Germany, which were first described by Georgius Agricola in his book De re metallica (1556).

llama, (Lama glama), domesticated livestock species, descendant of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe), and one of the South American members of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla). The llama is primarily a pack animal, but it is also used as a source of food, wool, hides, tallow for candles,

llama: Llama fleece: 7 pounds) of fibre. Llama fleece consists of the coarse guard hairs of the protective outer coat (about 20 percent) and the short crimped (wavy) fibre of the insulating undercoat. The coarse fleece is inferior to the wool of the alpaca. The hair’s colour is usually variegated, generally…

Llandaff, part of the city and county of Cardiff, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), Wales. Formerly a separate town, Llandaff lies along the west bank of the River Taff about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Cardiff’s city centre. The cathedral of the ancient diocese of Llandaff in the Church in

Llandaff, part of the city and county of Cardiff, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), Wales. Formerly a separate town, Llandaff lies along the west bank of the River Taff about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Cardiff’s city centre. The cathedral of the ancient diocese of Llandaff in the Church in

Llandaff: Llandaff Castle, the home of the medieval bishops, was destroyed about 1403–04 by the Welsh insurgent leader Owain Glyn Dŵr, but the ruined gatehouse remains. Nearby are the Cathedral School, a theological college, and Howell’s School for Girls. Retaining much of a village atmosphere at…

Llandaff: The cathedral of the ancient diocese of Llandaff in the Church in Wales originated in a 6th-century foundation by the Celtic St. Teilo, but the present structure was begun by Bishop Urban in the early 12th century. The Book of Llandaff, compiled under Bishop Urban, was…

Llandovery Series, lowermost of four main divisions in the Silurian System, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during the Llandovery Epoch (443.4 million to 433.4 million years ago). The name of the series is derived from the type district, around the town of Llandovery in Dyfed, southern

Llandovery Series, lowermost of four main divisions in the Silurian System, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during the Llandovery Epoch (443.4 million to 433.4 million years ago). The name of the series is derived from the type district, around the town of Llandovery in Dyfed, southern

Llandovery Series, lowermost of four main divisions in the Silurian System, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during the Llandovery Epoch (443.4 million to 433.4 million years ago). The name of the series is derived from the type district, around the town of Llandovery in Dyfed, southern

Llandrindod Wells, town and resort, Powys county, historic county of Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed), central Wales. It lies on the River Ithon, a tributary of the River Wye, and is the administrative centre of Powys county. The town developed as a spa, based on medicinal waters first discovered about

Llandrindod Wells, town and resort, Powys county, historic county of Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed), central Wales. It lies on the River Ithon, a tributary of the River Wye, and is the administrative centre of Powys county. The town developed as a spa, based on medicinal waters first discovered about

Llandudno, seaside resort, Conwy county borough, historic county of Denbighshire, northwestern Wales. It fronts Llandudno Bay, on the Irish Sea between the limestone headlands of Great Orme (northwest) and Little Orme (east). Traces of prehistoric and Roman occupation have been found on Great Orme,

Llanelli, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), historic and present county of Carmarthenshire, southwestern Wales. It lies on the River Loughor estuary near Carmarthen Bay of the Bristol Channel. The old, established settlement’s most significant growth dates from the late 18th century,

St. Asaph, cathedral village, Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych) county, historic county of Flintshire (Sir Fflint), northern Wales. It stands between the Rivers Clwyd and Elwy, from which its Welsh name derives. Asaph, the Celtic ecclesiastic to whom the cathedral is dedicated, was bishop there in the

Apure: …state is famous for its llaneros (cowboys), who were key fighters in the independence movement of the early 19th century. Mounted llaneros still work the area’s large cattle ranches, which have driven the local economy from the time of the first European settlements. Drainage is poor, and annual floods are…

Builth Wells, market town, Powys county, historic county of Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), central Wales. It is located in the upper River Wye valley. The Normans made the surrounding district of Buellt a marcher lordship (i.e., part of the political buffer zone between Wales and England) and

Llangefni, town, Isle of Anglesey county, historic county of Anglesey (Sir Fon), northwestern Wales. It is situated on the River Cefni, almost in the middle of Anglesey island, and is the administrative centre of the county. The town originated as a market centre for the island’s agricultural

Llangollen, market town, historic and present county of Denbighshire, northwestern Wales. It lies in the valley of the River Dee, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Wrexham. Llangollen is the home of the International Musical Eisteddfod (festival), held there since 1947 to promote international

Thomas Telford: …agent and engineer to the Ellesmere Canal Company. His two great aqueducts, which carry this canal over the Ceiriog and Dee valleys in Wales at Chirk and Pontcysyllte (Pont Cysylltau), employed a novel use of troughs of cast-iron plates fixed in the masonry. These brought him national fame. Employed in…

Llantwit Major, town, Vale of Glamorgan county, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated just inland from the Bristol Channel, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Barry. Prehistoric and Roman remains have been discovered in and near the town. Its medieval importance lay

Gibraltar: People: …an English dialect known as Yanito (Llanito), which is influenced by Spanish, Genoese, and Hebrew.

The Burning Plain, a collection of short stories, including the title story, by the Mexican author Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), published in 1953. The rainless, infertile Llano Grande, or Great Plain, in the west-central Mexican state of Jalisco frames these tales about the Mexican Revolution and the

Llano Estacado, portion of the High Plains of the United States, along the Texas–New Mexico border. It covers an area of about 30,000 square miles (78,000 square km) and is bounded by the Canadian River valley (north), the “break of the plains” (east), the Edwards Plateau (south), and the Mescalero

Latin American literature: Historiographies: Steeped in Classical erudition, José Eusebio de Llano Zapata corresponded with humanists throughout Europe after he left Peru at midcentury. He authored treatises on formal logic and physics and a carefully researched and written natural history, Memorias histórico-físicas-apologéticas de la América Meridional (1761; “Apologetic Historico-Physical Memoirs of South America”),…

cetacean: Annotated taxonomy: †Family Llanocetidae 1 genus. Lower Oligocene or Upper Eocene. Antarctica. †Family Cetotheriidae (cetotheres) About 30 genera. Middle Oligocene to Lower Pliocene. North and South America and Europe. †Suborder Archaeoceti

Llanocetus denticrenatus, one of the earliest known baleen whales, sole member of the family Llanocetidae, suborder Mysticeti. Llanocetus denticrenatus lived during the Late Eocene Age (37.8 million to 33.9 million years ago). Much of what is known about the species comes from an analysis of an

Llanos, wide grasslands stretching across northern South America and occupying western Venezuela and northeastern Colombia. The Llanos have an area of approximately 220,000 square miles (570,000 square km), delimited by the Andes Mountains to the north and west, the Guaviare River and the Amazon

Orinoco River: Physiography of the Orinoco Llanos: The High Plains (Llanos Altos) are most conspicuous near the Andes, where they form extensive platforms between rivers and are some 100 to 200 feet above the valley floors. Away from the mountains they are increasingly fragmented, as in the dissected tableland of the central and eastern Llanos…

Orinoco River: Physiography of the Orinoco Llanos: The Low Plains (Llanos Bajos) are defined by two rivers, the Apure in the north and the Meta in the south. The lowest portion of the Llanos is an area that lies to the west of the lower Orinoco valley; this area is converted annually into an inland…

Santa Rosa de Copán, city, northwestern Honduras. It is located in the highlands at 3,806 feet (1,160 metres) above sea level, near the Alash Higuito River, a tributary of the Mejocote. Founded in the 18th century, it was called Los Llanos until 1812 and Los Llanos de Santa Rosa thereafter. In 1843

Santa Rosa de Copán, city, northwestern Honduras. It is located in the highlands at 3,806 feet (1,160 metres) above sea level, near the Alash Higuito River, a tributary of the Mejocote. Founded in the 18th century, it was called Los Llanos until 1812 and Los Llanos de Santa Rosa thereafter. In 1843

Lake Llanquihue, lake in southern Chile. The largest and, with neighbouring Todos los Santos, the best known of Chilean lakes, Llanquihue has an area of about 330 square miles (860 square km) and is 22 miles (35 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide with depths of 5,000 feet (1,500 m). Its western

Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter, four-part poem by Federico García Lorca, written in Spanish as “Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías” (“Lament for Ignacio Sánchez Mejías”) and published in 1935. Each part of the poem is written in a different poetic metre, and each addresses a different aspect

Llantrisant, town, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated on a ridge between two steep hills overlooking the valley of the River Ely and the Vale of Glamorgan. Llantrisant (“Church of Three Saints”) takes its name from the saints

Llantwit Major, town, Vale of Glamorgan county, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated just inland from the Bristol Channel, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Barry. Prehistoric and Roman remains have been discovered in and near the town. Its medieval importance lay

Latin American literature: Historiographies: …Arrate y Acosta finished his Llave del Nuevo Mundo, antemural de las Indias Occidentales: La Habana descripta (“Key to the New World, Holding Wall of the Indies: Havana Described”) in 1761, though it was first published in 1827. Alongside his defense of Creoles in Havana, Arrate laid out economic statistics…

business organization: Limited-liability companies, or corporations: The company or corporation, unlike the partnership, is formed not simply by an agreement entered into between its first members; it must also be registered at a public office or court designated by law or otherwise obtain official acknowledgment of its…

landlocked country: Economic and security issues of landlocked countries: …these states are designated as landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) by the United Nations; 17 of them are considered least developed. LLDCs have to cover considerable transport costs for merchandise to be sent to and received from overseas markets, thereby discouraging investment, decreasing their competitive edge, and isolating them from international…

polyethylene: Linear low-density polyethylene: LLDPE is structurally similar to LDPE. It is made by copolymerizing ethylene with 1-butene and smaller amounts of 1-hexene and 1-octene, using Ziegler-Natta or metallocene catalysts. The resultant structure has a linear backbone, but it has short, uniform branches that, like the…

Lleida, city, capital of Lleida provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain. It lies on the Segre River near its confluence with the Cinca and Ebro rivers. Of Iberian origin, the town then called Ilerda was taken in 49 bc from Pompey

Lleida, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain. It is bounded by France and Andorra to the north and by the provinces of Girona and Barcelona to the east, Tarragona to the south, and Zaragoza and Huesca to the west. It was formed in

Celtic literature: The second revival: …high standard of the periodical Y Llenor (“The Litterateur”; 1922–51) indicated the advances made in prose. Contributors were generally involved in a wide range of activities: its editor, W.J. Gruffydd, was both poet and essayist; Saunders Lewis was a poet, dramatist, and politician; Sir Thomas Parry-Williams a poet and essayist;…

Declaration of Sitges: …the rival Colombian political leaders Alberto Lleras Camargo of the Liberals and Laureano Gómez of the Conservatives to form a coalition National Front government to replace the dictatorial regime of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Lleras and Gómez, who had met in Benidorm, Spain, in 1956 to discuss the ouster of Rojas,…

Lleida, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain. It is bounded by France and Andorra to the north and by the provinces of Girona and Barcelona to the east, Tarragona to the south, and Zaragoza and Huesca to the west. It was formed in

Lugus, (Celtic: “Lynx,” or “Light”?), in ancient Celtic religion, one of the major gods. He is one of the deities whom Julius Caesar identified with the Roman god Mercury (Greek: Hermes). His cult was widespread throughout the early Celtic world, and his name occurs as an element in many

Lugus, (Celtic: “Lynx,” or “Light”?), in ancient Celtic religion, one of the major gods. He is one of the deities whom Julius Caesar identified with the Roman god Mercury (Greek: Hermes). His cult was widespread throughout the early Celtic world, and his name occurs as an element in many

English setter, breed of sporting dog that has served as a gun dog in England for more than 400 years and has been bred in its present form since about 1825. It is sometimes called the Llewellin setter or the Laverack setter for the developers of two strains of the breed. Like the other setters, it

Gellert: …the trusted hound of Prince Llewellyn the Great of Wales. Having been left to guard his master’s infant son, Gellert killed a wolf that attempted to attack the child. Llewellyn, returning home to find the baby missing and Gellert’s muzzle stained with blood, assumed that the dog had destroyed his…

philosophy of law: Karl Llewellyn: The founding figure of American legal realism is often said to be the jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935). His 1897 lecture “The Path of the Law” (published in the Harvard Law Review) sounded many of the major themes of realism: the difference…

Richard Llewellyn was a Welsh novelist and playwright, known especially for How Green Was My Valley (1939; filmed 1941), a best-selling novel about a Welsh mining family. It was followed by Up, Into the Singing Mountain (1960), And I Shall Sleep . . . Down Where the Moon Is Small (1966), and Green,

Spanish literature: Prose: The Llibre d’Evast e Blanquerna (c. 1284; Blanquerna; a Thirteenth Century Romance) founded Catalan fiction. It included the Llibre d’amic e amat (Book of the Lover and the Beloved), a masterpiece of mysticism, while his Fèlix (c. 1288) and Llibre de l’orde de cauaylería (between 1275…

Spanish literature: Prose: His exhaustive theological treatise Llibre de contemplació en Déu (c. 1272; “Book of the Contemplation of God”) began Catalonia’s golden age of literature, providing incidentally a mine of information on contemporary society. The Llibre d’Evast e Blanquerna (c. 1284; Blanquerna; a Thirteenth Century Romance) founded Catalan fiction. It included…

Book of the Consulate of the Sea, a celebrated collection of Mediterranean maritime customs and ordinances in the Catalan language, published in 1494. The title is derived from the commercial judges of the maritime cities on the Mediterranean coast, who were known as consuls. The book contains a

Spain: Opposition movements, 1898–1923: The Regionalist League (Catalan: Lliga Regionalista), founded in 1901 and dominated by the Catalan industrialist Francesc Cambó i Batlle and the theoretician of Catalan nationalism Enric Prat de la Riba, demanded the end of the turno and a revival of regionalism within a genuine party system.…

malaria: Vaccines and other forms of prevention: Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), in which insecticide forms a coating around the net’s fibers or is incorporated into the fibers, can be used for at least three years before re-treatment is required. Frequent washing, however, may render LLINs less effective over time. In addition, a…

Llívia, town and enclave of Spanish territory in the French département (department) of Pyrénées-Orientales, administratively part of the provincia (province) of Girona, Spain. The area was named Julia Libyca by the Romans, and the name evolved into Julia Livia and, finally, Llívia. It lay within

large language model (LLM), a deep-learning algorithm that uses massive amounts of parameters and training data to understand and predict text. This generative artificial intelligence-based model can perform a variety of natural language processing tasks outside of simple text generation, including

Llobregat River, river, northeastern Spain. It rises in the eastern Pyrenees and flows south, then southeast, to enter the Mediterranean Sea just south of Barcelona city, after a course of 105 miles (170 km). It irrigates the coastal plain around its mouth and has several hydroelectric power

Llobregat River, river, northeastern Spain. It rises in the eastern Pyrenees and flows south, then southeast, to enter the Mediterranean Sea just south of Barcelona city, after a course of 105 miles (170 km). It irrigates the coastal plain around its mouth and has several hydroelectric power

Kosovo: Daily life and social customs: A distinctive dish is llokuma (sometimes translated as “wedding doughnuts”), deep-fried dough puffs eaten with yogurt and garlic or with honey. Baklava is the most common sweet to serve for special occasions.

pre-Columbian civilizations: Settlement in the Cuzco Valley: …successor, for the third emperor, Lloque Yupanqui (Lloq’e Yupanki), had an older brother. Lloque Yupanqui, like his father, was not warlike and added no lands to the Inca domain.

pre-Columbian civilizations: Settlement in the Cuzco Valley: …successor, for the third emperor, Lloque Yupanqui (Lloq’e Yupanki), had an older brother. Lloque Yupanqui, like his father, was not warlike and added no lands to the Inca domain.

La Llorona, a mythological woman in Mexican and Latin American oral tradition whose siren-like wails are said to lure adults and children to their untimely deaths. The legend of La Llorona is a popular ghost story that is especially prominent on Día de los Muertos and in Chicano and Latin American

Bolivia: Transportation of Bolivia: The airline Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) was founded by a small group of German businessmen in 1925, and in the second half of the 20th century it played an indispensable political role in helping Bolivia maintain control over the plains and the eastern border regions. LAB flies…

Thar Desert: Economy: The Sukkur Barrage on the Indus River, completed in 1932, irrigates the southern Thar region in Pakistan by means of canals, and the Gang Canal carries water from the Sutlej River to the northwest. The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates a vast amount of land in the…

David Lloyd George was a British prime minister (1916–22) who dominated the British political scene in the latter part of World War I. He was raised to the peerage in the year of his death. Lloyd George’s father was a Welshman from Pembrokeshire and had become headmaster of an elementary school in

Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer and theatrical producer whose eclectic rock-based works helped revitalize British and American musical theater, beginning in the late 20th century. Lloyd Webber studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at the Royal College of Music. While a student, he

Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer and theatrical producer whose eclectic rock-based works helped revitalize British and American musical theater, beginning in the late 20th century. Lloyd Webber studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at the Royal College of Music. While a student, he

Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer and theatrical producer whose eclectic rock-based works helped revitalize British and American musical theater, beginning in the late 20th century. Lloyd Webber studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at the Royal College of Music. While a student, he

Lloyd’s, international insurance marketing association in London, known for insuring unusual items and distinguished by its affluent members (individuals, partnerships, and corporate groups) who underwrite and accept insurance for their own account and risk. The corporation—which provides generally

Lloyd’s: …passed a new constitution (Lloyd’s Act, 1982) to replace the original act. To avoid conflicts of interest, the newer act regulated the amount of interest that a broker could have in an underwriter. It also established a formal governing body to write and amend bylaws and to set up…

history of publishing: Britain: The subsequent Lloyd’s List and Shipping Gazette (from 1734), with its combination of general and shipping news, exemplified both the importance of the City of London’s financial activities to the newspapers and the importance of a reliable and regular financial press to business.

Lloyd’s: …short period, Edward Lloyd published Lloyd’s News, providing news of shipping movements and other matters of interest; this was the forerunner of Lloyd’s List, first published in 1734.

Lloyd’s, international insurance marketing association in London, known for insuring unusual items and distinguished by its affluent members (individuals, partnerships, and corporate groups) who underwrite and accept insurance for their own account and risk. The corporation—which provides generally

Henry King: Films of the 1930s: …of the year’s biggest hits, Lloyd’s of London, an entertaining account of the famous British insurance firm’s rise; the epic starred Freddie Bartholomew along with Tyrone Power in the first of his many collaborations with King. The director had less success with Seventh Heaven (1937), a romantic drama featuring a…

Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, world’s first and largest ship-classification society, begun in 1760 as a registry for ships likely to be insured by marine insurance underwriters meeting at Lloyd’s coffeehouse in London. It is concerned with the establishment of construction and maintenance standards

Lloyd’s, international insurance marketing association in London, known for insuring unusual items and distinguished by its affluent members (individuals, partnerships, and corporate groups) who underwrite and accept insurance for their own account and risk. The corporation—which provides generally

Carli Lloyd is an American association football (soccer) player who, as one of the sport’s leading midfielders, helped the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) win two Olympic gold medals (2008 and 2012) and two World Cups (2015 and 2019). Lloyd started kicking a soccer ball at the age of five and

Carli Lloyd is an American association football (soccer) player who, as one of the sport’s leading midfielders, helped the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) win two Olympic gold medals (2008 and 2012) and two World Cups (2015 and 2019). Lloyd started kicking a soccer ball at the age of five and

Chris Evert is an outstanding American tennis player who dominated the sport in the mid- and late 1970s and remained a major competitor into the late 1980s. She was noted for her consistency, precision, poise, and grace and for popularizing the two-handed backhand stroke. (Read Chris Evert’s

Taxi: Cast and characters: …ex-hippie “Reverend Jim” Ignatowski (Christopher Lloyd). Overseeing the drivers is cantankerous dispatcher Louie DePalma (Danny DeVito), while mild-mannered mechanic Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman) keeps the cabs running.

Clive Lloyd is a West Indian cricketer, a powerful batsman who, as captain from 1974 to 1985, was largely responsible for the West Indies’ extraordinary success in Test (international) play. Having left school at age 14 to support his family, Lloyd worked as a hospital clerk before becoming a

Clive Lloyd is a West Indian cricketer, a powerful batsman who, as captain from 1974 to 1985, was largely responsible for the West Indies’ extraordinary success in Test (international) play. Having left school at age 14 to support his family, Lloyd worked as a hospital clerk before becoming a

Earl Lloyd was a basketball player who was the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the spring of 1950 Lloyd, who played collegiate basketball at West Virginia State College, was the second black player to be drafted by an NBA team; Chuck Cooper had been

Earl Lloyd was a basketball player who was the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the spring of 1950 Lloyd, who played collegiate basketball at West Virginia State College, was the second black player to be drafted by an NBA team; Chuck Cooper had been

history of publishing: Britain: …Lloyd’s News (1696), issuing from Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse, which had become a centre of marine insurance. The subsequent Lloyd’s List and Shipping Gazette (from 1734), with its combination of general and shipping news, exemplified both the importance of the City of London’s financial activities to the newspapers and the importance…

Frank Lloyd was a Scottish-born American film director who had success in both the silent and sound eras and was best known for his 1935 version of the classic adventure story Mutiny on the Bounty. Lloyd acted on the British stage until he emigrated to Canada in 1910. Three years later he moved to

Harold Lloyd was an American film comedian who was the highest-paid star of the 1920s silent era of film and one of cinema’s most popular personalities. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) Lloyd, the son of an itinerant commercial photographer, began acting as a child. He

Henry Demarest Lloyd was a U.S. journalist whose exposés of the abuses of industrial monopolies are classics of muckraking journalism. Lloyd was educated at Columbia College and admitted to the bar in 1869. After reform activity in New York City, in 1872 he joined the staff of the Chicago Tribune,

Sir William Rowan Hamilton: Hamilton’s colleague Humphrey Lloyd, professor of natural philosophy at Trinity College, sought to verify this prediction experimentally. Lloyd had difficulty obtaining a crystal of aragonite of sufficient size and purity, but eventually he was able to observe this phenomenon of conical refraction. This discovery excited considerable interest…