Leonidas of Tarentum was a Greek poet more important for his influence on the later Greek epigram than for his own poems. About 100 epigrams attributed to him survive, all but two collected in the Greek Anthology. He speaks of himself as an impoverished wanderer who expected to die far from home.

Eveleth: The Leonidas Overlook offers a panoramic view of extensive current mining operations such as the Thunderbird Mine and of former mines such as the Hull-Nelson (closed 1978). The overlook is a man-made hill constructed from mining debris, primarily from the Leonidas Mine (closed 1980), which, at…

Leonid Leonidov was a Russian actor, director, and teacher who represented in his work and teachings the precepts of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Leonidov studied at the Moscow Imperial Theatrical School and worked as an actor in Kiev, Odessa, and at Moscow’s Korsh Theatre before joining the Moscow Art

Leonid Leonidov was a Russian actor, director, and teacher who represented in his work and teachings the precepts of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Leonidov studied at the Moscow Imperial Theatrical School and worked as an actor in Kiev, Odessa, and at Moscow’s Korsh Theatre before joining the Moscow Art

Léonin was the leading liturgical composer of his generation, associated with the Notre Dame, or Parisian, school of composition. The details of Léonin’s life are not known. To him is attributed the Magnus liber organi (c. 1170; “Great Book of Organum”), a collection of two-voiced organum settings,

Rome: Factional struggles: papacy and nobility: …to be known as the Leonine City. From the late 9th through the mid-11th century, Rome and the papacy were controlled by various families from Rome’s landed nobility, with brief interludes of intervention from the German emperors that were the successors of Charlemagne.

leonine verse, Latin or French verse in which the last word in the line rhymes with the word just before the caesura (as in “gloria factorum temere conceditus horum”). Such rhymes were already referred to as rime leonine in the anonymous 12th-century romance Guillaume d’Angleterre. A later

Léonin was the leading liturgical composer of his generation, associated with the Notre Dame, or Parisian, school of composition. The details of Léonin’s life are not known. To him is attributed the Magnus liber organi (c. 1170; “Great Book of Organum”), a collection of two-voiced organum settings,

Eleanor Of Castile was the queen consort of King Edward I of England (ruled 1272–1307). Her devotion to Edward helped bring out his better qualities; after her death, his rule became somewhat arbitrary. Eleanor was the daughter of King Ferdinand III of Castile and his wife, Joan of Ponthieu. In

Boboli Gardens: …who had been commissioned by Eleonora de Toledo, wife of Cosimo I, to create a setting that would be appropriate for vast pageants and Medici court entertainments.

John I: Early life: …in 1383, his widow, Queen Leonor, submitted to the demand of her Castilian son-in-law, John I, that he be recognized as king of Portugal. John of Aviz, who had hitherto remained carefully in the background, though he had been arrested for a time in 1382, was now persuaded by a…

Danish literature: The literary Renaissance: …century are the memoirs of Leonora Christina, daughter of King Christian IV, a fascinating document about her 20 years’ imprisonment in the Blue Tower of Copenhagen.

Johann Christian Günther: …in such poems as the Leonorenlieder and in the confessional poem in which he pleads to his father for mercy.

Lamiaceae: Major genera and species: …species of the African genus Leonotis, klip dagga, or lion’s ear (L. nepetifolia), is naturalized throughout the tropics; it has red-orange globe clusters of profuse flowers at the top of the 1- to 2-metre plants. See also Coleus; Mentha; Monarda.

Lamiaceae: Major genera and species: …of the African genus Leonotis, klip dagga, or lion’s ear (L. nepetifolia), is naturalized throughout the tropics; it has red-orange globe clusters of profuse flowers at the top of the 1- to 2-metre plants. See also Coleus; Mentha; Monarda.

Aleksei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut who performed the first space walk. After early schooling in Kaliningrad, Leonov joined the Soviet air force in 1953. He completed his flight training in 1957 and served as a fighter pilot until 1959, when he was selected for cosmonaut training. On March 18,

Aleksei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut who performed the first space walk. After early schooling in Kaliningrad, Leonov joined the Soviet air force in 1953. He completed his flight training in 1957 and served as a fighter pilot until 1959, when he was selected for cosmonaut training. On March 18,

Leonid Maksimovich Leonov was a Russian novelist and playwright who was admired for the intricate structure of his best narratives and for his ability to convey the complex moral and spiritual dilemmas faced by his characters. His multilayered, psychological approach was strongly influenced by—and

Modest Mussorgsky: Life and career: …accompanist of an aging singer, Darya Leonova, Mussorgsky departed on a lengthy concert tour of southern Russia and the Crimean Peninsula. On his return he tried teaching at a small school of music in St. Petersburg.

Anna Harriette Leonowens was a British writer and governess employed by King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Siam for the instruction of his children, including his son and successor, Prince Chulalongkorn. Edwards spent her childhood in India. She married Thomas Leon Owens, a clerk, in 1849; the two surnames

Litani River, chief river of Lebanon, rising in a low divide west of Baalbek and flowing southwestward through the Bekaa valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains. Near Marjayoun, it bends sharply west and cuts a spectacular gorge up to 900 feet (275 meters) deep through the Lebanon

The Winter’s Tale: The play opens with Leontes, the king of Sicilia, entertaining his old friend Polixenes, the king of Bohemia. Leontes jealously mistakes the courtesy between his wife, Hermione, and Polixenes as a sign of Hermione’s adultery with him. In a fit of jealousy, he attempts to have Polixenes killed, but…

golden lion marmoset, (Leontopithecus rosalia), species of tamarin having a lionlike thick mane, a black face, and long, silky, golden fur. A striking-looking animal, it is found only in fragmented forest habitats in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, where it is listed as

Wassily Leontief: …also is known for the “Leontief Paradox.” Economists had previously held that a country’s exports reflect the commodity most abundant in that country—i.e., labour or capital. However, as Leontief pointed out, though the United States has more capital than most other nations, the majority of its exports were of labour-intensive…

Wassily Leontief was a Russian-born American economist who has been called the father of input-output analysis in econometrics. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1973. Leontief was a student at the University of Leningrad (1921–25) and the University of Berlin (1925–28). He immigrated to the

Konstantin Nikolayevich Leontyev was a Russian essayist who questioned the benefits derived by Russia from following contemporary industrial and egalitarian developments in Europe. A military surgeon in the Crimean War, Leontyev later entered the Russian consular service, where he held posts in

Leontini, ancient Greek town of southeastern Sicily, 22 miles northwest of Syracuse. Originally held by the Sicels (Siculi), its command of the fertile plain on the north made it an attractive site to the Chalcidians from Naxos, who colonized it in 729 bc. Early in the 5th century Hippocrates of

Leontius Of Byzantium was a Byzantine monk and theologian who provided a breakthrough of terminology in the 6th-century Christological controversy over the mode of union of Christ’s human nature with his divinity. He did so through his introduction of Aristotelian logical categories and Neoplatonic

dualism: Cosmological and cosmogonic functions: …where the monstrous figure of Leontocephalos (a human figure with a lion’s head, belted by a snake with astral signs) represents the power of astral Destiny-Time to be transcended by the soul—a power that is a basic presupposition of astrology and magic. On the other hand, the heaven-earth opposition cannot…

marmoset: Lion tamarins (genus Leontopithecus) are named for their thick manes, and all four species are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The black-faced lion tamarin (L. caissara), which was first discovered in 1990, is classified as a…

marmoset: The black-faced lion tamarin (L. caissara), which was first discovered in 1990, is classified as a critically endangered species. Lion tamarins are larger than “true” marmosets and have long slender hands and fingers, which they use to hook insects from crevices. The golden lion marmoset (or…

golden lion marmoset, (Leontopithecus rosalia), species of tamarin having a lionlike thick mane, a black face, and long, silky, golden fur. A striking-looking animal, it is found only in fragmented forest habitats in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, where it is listed as

edelweiss, (Leontopodium alpinum), perennial plant of the family Asteraceae, native to alpine areas of Europe and South America. It has 2 to 10 yellow flower heads in a dense cluster, and, below these flower heads, 6 to 9 lance-shaped, woolly, white leaves are arranged in the form of a star. An

Ukraine: Music of Ukraine: …Kyrylo Stetsenko, Yakiv Stepovy, and Mykola Leontovych, the latter excelling in polyphonic arrangements of ancient folk music.

Konstantin Nikolayevich Leontyev was a Russian essayist who questioned the benefits derived by Russia from following contemporary industrial and egalitarian developments in Europe. A military surgeon in the Crimean War, Leontyev later entered the Russian consular service, where he held posts in

coin: Gold coinage: … issued his fine gold series—florin, leopard, and helm ( 1 2 and 1 4 florin)—but his attempt to introduce a gold currency failed. A gold coinage was finally established in currency in 1351 with a noble of 120 grains of gold and its subdivisions, the half- and quarter-noble. In the…

leopard, (Panthera pardus), large cat closely related to the lion, tiger, and jaguar. The name leopard was originally given to the cat now called cheetah—the so-called hunting leopard—which was once thought to be a cross between the lion and the pard. The term pard was eventually replaced by the

leopard cat, (Prionailurus bengalensis), forest-dwelling cat, of the family Felidae, found across India, Southeast Asia, and nearby islands. The leopard cat is noted for its leopard-like colouring. The species is generally divided into one mainland subspecies, P. bengalensis bengalensis, and

leopard shark, (Triakis semifasciata), small shark of the family Triakidae found in shallow water along the Pacific coast of the United States and in the waters on both sides of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. A slim narrow-headed shark with small three-cusped teeth, it grows about 1.2 to 1.9 metres (3.9

corydoras: …band on each side; the leopard corydoras (C. julii), a silvery catfish patterned in black with stripes, short lines, and numerous small spots; and the peppered corydoras (C. paleatus), a pale, yellowish brown fish marked with dark spots and streaks.

leopard frog, group of North American frogs (family Ranidae) occurring throughout North America (except in the coastal band from California to British Columbia) from northern Canada southward into Mexico. At one time the leopard frog was considered a single species, Rana pipiens, but, during its

blackberry lily, (Iris domestica), perennial flowering plant of the iris family (Iridaceae), a popular garden flower. It is native to East Asia and is naturalized in some parts of North America. Despite its name, the plant is not a true lily; it was formerly known as Belamcanda chinensis. The

leopard lizard, any of three species of Gambelia in the lizard family Crotaphytidae. The long-nosed leopard lizard (G. wislizenii) is large and spotted; it inhabits arid and semi-arid areas in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The blunt-nosed leopard lizard (G. sila) occurs only

leopard moth, (Zeuzera pyrina), widely distributed moth known particularly for its destructive larva that damage fruit trees and other plants. They are an important food for woodpeckers and certain other birds. Taxonomy See also list of butterflies and moths. The adult moth has a fluffy white body

leopard seal, (Hydrurga leptonyx), generally solitary, earless seal (family Phocidae) that inhabits Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. The only seal that feeds on penguins, young seals, and other warm-blooded prey, the leopard seal is a slender animal with a relatively long head and long,

leopard shark, (Triakis semifasciata), small shark of the family Triakidae found in shallow water along the Pacific coast of the United States and in the waters on both sides of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. A slim narrow-headed shark with small three-cusped teeth, it grows about 1.2 to 1.9 metres (3.9

zebra shark, (Stegostoma fasciatum), species of carpet shark classified in the family Stegostomatidae (of which it is the sole member) and the order Orectolobiformes. It inhabits coral reef ecosystems in the Indian and western Pacific oceans, specifically those that occur adjacent to islands on or

myth: Relationships of transformation: …phenomenon is the existence of leopard societies in Africa. In these a practitioner is believed to be able to transform himself into an animal frequently considered to be his incarnate “second self.”

Calabar: …of Old Calabar by the Ekpe secret society, which was controlled by the towns’ merchant houses.

leopard’s bane, any plant of the genus Doronicum of the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 40 species of perennial herbs native to Eurasia. They have large flower heads with yellow disk flowers and one row of yellow ray flowers. Some leaves are clustered at the base and others alternate along

Thomas Dixon: His first novel, The Leopard’s Spots (1902), forms a trilogy about the South during Reconstruction with The Clansman and The Traitor (1907). He wrote other novels and some plays, and as late as 1939 he wrote yet another fictional account of black–white relations in the United States, The…

Jo Nesbø: Harry Hole books: Panserhjerte (2009; “Armoured Heart”; The Leopard) has Hole tracked down in Hong Kong and persuaded to reengage in police work. Gjenferd (2011; “Ghost”; Phantom) treats the drug scene in Oslo and examines Hole’s experience of fatherhood, and Politi (2013; Police) continues the story begun in Phantom. In Tørst (2017;…

The Leopard, novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, published in 1958 as Il gattopardo. The novel is a psychological study of Don Fabrizio, prince of Salina (called the Leopard, after his family crest), who witnesses with detachment the transfer of power in Sicily from the old Bourbon aristocracy

Alessandro Leopardi was a metal founder, goldsmith, and architect best known for designing the base and completing the casting (from Andrea del Verrocchio’s model) of the bronze equestrian statue of the condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. He also is known to have worked as an architect and

Giacomo Leopardi was an Italian poet, scholar, and philosopher whose outstanding scholarly and philosophical works and superb lyric poetry place him among the great writers of the 19th century. A precocious, congenitally deformed child of noble but apparently insensitive parents, Giacomo quickly

Geoffroy’s cat, (Oncifelis geoffroyi), South American cat of the family Felidae, found in mountainous regions, especially in Argentina. It is gray or brown with black markings and grows to a length of about 90 cm (36 inches), including a tail of about 40 cm (16 inches). Geoffroy’s cat climbs well

pampas cat, (Felis colocolo), small cat, family Felidae, native to South America. It is about 60 cm (24 inches) long, including the 30-centimetre tail. The coat is long-haired and grayish with brown markings which in some individuals may be indistinct. Little is known about the habits of the pampas

ocelot, (Felis, or Leopardus, pardalis), spotted cat of the New World, found in lowland areas from Texas southward to northern Argentina. The short, smooth fur is patterned with elongated, black-edged spots that are arranged in chainlike bands. The cat’s upper parts vary in colour from light or

margay, (Leopardus wiedii), small cat (family Felidae) that ranges from South through Central America and, rarely, into the extreme southern United States. Little is known about the habits of the margay. It lives in forests and presumably is nocturnal, feeding on small prey such as birds, frogs,

Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr., and Richard Albert Loeb were infamous Chicago murderers of 1924, who confessed to the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Robert (Bobby) Franks for an “intellectual” thrill. Pleading guilty, the men were defended in a bench trial by famed lawyer Clarence Darrow,

Leopold, Graf von Berchtold was an Austro-Hungarian foreign minister whose ultimatum to Serbia (July 23, 1914) was followed (August 1) by the outbreak of World War I. A wealthy landowner in Hungary and Moravia, Berchtold, through marriage, became one of the richest men in Austria-Hungary. He

Leopold III was the king of the Belgians, whose actions as commander in chief of the Belgian army during the German conquest of Belgium (1940) in World War II aroused opposition to his rule, eventually leading to his abdication in 1951. The son of Albert I and his consort Elisabeth of Bavaria,

Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians (1831–65), who helped strengthen the nation’s new parliamentary system and, as a leading figure in European diplomacy, scrupulously maintained Belgian neutrality. The fourth son of Francis, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Leopold served with the allies

Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians (1831–65), who helped strengthen the nation’s new parliamentary system and, as a leading figure in European diplomacy, scrupulously maintained Belgian neutrality. The fourth son of Francis, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Leopold served with the allies

Leopold I was a prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal and reformer and inventor of the iron ramrod; he founded the old Prussian military system that, generally unchanged until 1806, enabled Frederick II the Great to propel Prussia to the position of a European power. Beginning his

House of Babenberg: Leopold I of Babenberg became margrave of Austria in 976. The Babenbergs’ power was modest, however, until the 12th century, when they came to dominate the Austrian nobility. With the death of Duke Frederick II in 1246, the male line of the Babenbergs ended, and…

Austria: Accession of the Habsburgs: …Frederick I (the Fair) and Leopold I, managed to maintain control. Frederick stood for election as German king (as Frederick III), and for the next several years the Habsburg countries had to support the cost of the war with his rival, Louis IV of Bavaria, until 1322, when Frederick was…

Leopold I was the Holy Roman emperor during whose lengthy reign (1658–1705) Austria emerged from a series of struggles with the Turks and the French to become a great European power, in which monarchical absolutism and administrative centralism gained ascendancy. Leopold, the second son of

Austria: Early Babenberg period: …influenced the next Babenberg margrave, Leopold II, to abandon Henry’s cause. As a result, Henry roused the Bohemian duke Vratislav II against him, and in 1082 Leopold II was defeated near Mailberg, his territories north of the Danube devastated. The Babenbergs, however, managed to survive these setbacks. Meanwhile, the cause…

Leopold II was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin, making possible the formation in 1885 of the Congo Free State, annexed in 1908 as the Belgian Congo and now the

Leopold II was the Holy Roman emperor from 1790 to 1792, one of the most capable of the 18th-century reformist rulers known as the “enlightened despots.” The third son of the Habsburg Maria Theresa and the emperor Francis I, Leopold succeeded his father as duke of Tuscany when his eldest brother

Leopold II was the last reigning grand duke of Tuscany (ruled 1824–59). Succeeding his father, Ferdinand III, on June 18, 1824, Leopold continued liberal administrative, judicial, and educational reforms and improved the transportation system. After the election (1846) of the popular and democratic

Lake Mai-Ndombe, lake in western Congo (Kinshasa), east of the Congo River and south-southeast of Lake Tumba. It covers approximately 890 square miles (2,300 square km) and is about 80 miles (130 km) long and up to 25 miles (40 km) wide. It empties south through the Fimi River into the Kasai.

Lake Mai-Ndombe, lake in western Congo (Kinshasa), east of the Congo River and south-southeast of Lake Tumba. It covers approximately 890 square miles (2,300 square km) and is about 80 miles (130 km) long and up to 25 miles (40 km) wide. It empties south through the Fimi River into the Kasai.

house of Habsburg: Austria and the rise of the Habsburgs in Germany: …the brothers Albert III and Leopold III of Austria agreed on a partition (Treaty of Neuberg, 1379): Albert took Austria, and Leopold took Styria, Carinthia, and Tirol.

Austria: Early Babenberg period: Under Leopold III (1095–1136) the history of the Babenbergs reached its first culmination point. In the struggle between emperor and pope, Leopold avoided taking sides until a consensus had built up among the German princes that it was Emperor Henry IV who stood in the way…

Leopold III was the king of the Belgians, whose actions as commander in chief of the Belgian army during the German conquest of Belgium (1940) in World War II aroused opposition to his rule, eventually leading to his abdication in 1951. The son of Albert I and his consort Elisabeth of Bavaria,

Austria: Early Babenberg period: …Welfs, on his half brother, Leopold IV. After the latter’s untimely death, Henry II Jasomirgott succeeded to the rule of Austria and Bavaria.

Leopold II was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin, making possible the formation in 1885 of the Congo Free State, annexed in 1908 as the Belgian Congo and now the

Leopold I was a prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal and reformer and inventor of the iron ramrod; he founded the old Prussian military system that, generally unchanged until 1806, enabled Frederick II the Great to propel Prussia to the position of a European power. Beginning his

Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a Prussian candidate for the Spanish throne. He was a member of the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern dynasty and the brother of Carol I of Romania. Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and Spain’s de facto leader, Juan Prim (1814–70), persuaded the reluctant

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Weimar period: …as musical director to Prince Leopold of Köthen, which was confirmed in August 1717. Duke Wilhelm, however, refused to accept his resignation—partly, perhaps, because of Bach’s friendship with the duke’s nephews, with whom the duke was on the worst of terms. About September a contest between Bach and the famous…

flag of Austria: …stripe, is attributed to Duke Leopold V in the late 12th century. Legend has it that King Henry VI granted him that shield because the duke’s tunic was drenched in blood, except for the white area beneath his belt, after the Battle of Ptolemais in 1191 in the Holy Land.…

Austria: Later Babenberg period: His brother Leopold VI, the most outstanding member of the family, then took over as sole ruler (1198–1230). This was a time of great prosperity for the Babenberg countries. In imperial politics Leopold VI again took sides with the Hohenstaufen, backing Philip of Swabia. In church matters…

Diploma Leopoldinum, decree issued in October 1690 by Leopold I, Holy Roman emperor and king of Hungary (1658–1705), after the Ottoman Turks had been driven from central Hungary in 1686. The decree established the political status and the freedoms of Transylvania, notably the freedom of observance

Aldo Leopold was an American environmentalist whose book A Sand County Almanac (1949) was read by millions and strongly influenced the budding environmental movement. (Read E.O. Wilson’s Britannica essay on mass extinction.) After attending Yale University, Leopold worked for the U.S. Forest

Carl Gustaf af Leopold was a Swedish court poet in the service of the enlightened monarch Gustav III. After study at Uppsala and Greifswald, Leopold began his career in 1792 with skillful articles and polemical essays propagating the rational ideas of the Enlightenment and parrying the criticism of

Ed Wynn was an American comedian and actor in vaudeville, theatre, and motion pictures and on radio and television. He was also a producer, author, and songwriter. Wynn made his professional debut with the Thurber-Nasher Repertoire Company in Norwich, Conn., in 1902 and acquired the nickname of the

Jan Hendrik Leopold was a poet whose unique expression and masterly technique set him apart from other heirs to the Dutch literary renaissance of the 1880s. His poetry is often wistful and melancholy in mood, conveying a desolating solitude of spirit that was probably accentuated by his deafness;

Leopold and Loeb: The murderers and their victim: Leopold attended the University of Michigan as an undergraduate at age 15, eventually transferring to the University of Chicago, where he graduated at 18. He then enrolled in the university’s law school. Loeb also attended the University of Michigan, and he graduated at 17, following…

Leopold and Loeb: The murderers and their victim: Leopold attended the University of Michigan as an undergraduate at age 15, eventually transferring to the University of Chicago, where he graduated at 18. He then enrolled in the university’s law school. Loeb also attended the University of Michigan, and he graduated at 17, following…

Aldo Leopold was an American environmentalist whose book A Sand County Almanac (1949) was read by millions and strongly influenced the budding environmental movement. (Read E.O. Wilson’s Britannica essay on mass extinction.) After attending Yale University, Leopold worked for the U.S. Forest

Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians (1831–65), who helped strengthen the nation’s new parliamentary system and, as a leading figure in European diplomacy, scrupulously maintained Belgian neutrality. The fourth son of Francis, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Leopold served with the allies

Leopold II was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin, making possible the formation in 1885 of the Congo Free State, annexed in 1908 as the Belgian Congo and now the

Leopold III was the king of the Belgians, whose actions as commander in chief of the Belgian army during the German conquest of Belgium (1940) in World War II aroused opposition to his rule, eventually leading to his abdication in 1951. The son of Albert I and his consort Elisabeth of Bavaria,

palm: Ecology: …or river margins (Astrocaryum jauari, Leopoldinia pulchra) where competition is limited.

Anna was the regent of Russia (November 1740–November 1741) for her son, the emperor Ivan VI. A niece of Empress Anna (reigned 1730–40), Anna Leopoldovna married a nephew of the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI in 1739 and gave birth to a son, Ivan (Aug. 2 [Aug. 13], 1740), who was named heir to the

Vienna: Layout and architecture: Leopoldstadt (district II) was the area allotted in 1622 to the Jews, who lived there until 1938. In this district is the famous 3,200-acre (1,295-hectare) Prater, formerly the hunting and riding preserve of the aristocracy but since 1766 a public park whose amenities include a…

Kinshasa, largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) from the Atlantic Ocean on the south bank of the Congo River. One of the largest cities of sub-Saharan Africa, it is a special political unit equivalent to a Congolese region, with its own

lion: Classification and distribution: …leopard and a lioness, a leopon. The cat known as the mountain lion (see puma), however, is a New World member of the genus Puma.