A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Philip I ... Philokalia Philip I king of Castile for less than a month before his death and the founder of ... [5 Related Articles] Philip I king of France (1059-1108) who came to the throne at a time when the Capetian ... [6 Related Articles] Philip II duke of Burgundy (1363-1404) and the youngest son of the French king John II the ... [15 Related Articles] Philip II the first of the great Capetian kings of medieval France (reigned 1179-1223), who gradually reconquered ... [24 Related Articles] Philip II king of the Spaniards (1556-98) and king of the Portuguese (as Philip I, 1580-98), champion ... [52 Related Articles] Philip II 18th king of Macedonia (359-336 BC), who restored internal peace to his country and then, ... [32 Related Articles] Philip III the most important of the Valois dukes of Burgundy (reigned 1419-67) and the true founder ... [18 Related Articles] Philip III king of France (1270-85), in whose reign the power of the monarchy was enlarged and ... [7 Related Articles] Philip III king of Spain and of Portugal (as Philip II) whose reign (1598-1621) was characterized by ... [5 Related Articles] Philip III Arrhidaeus (from the article "Argead Dynasty") ...carried Macedonian arms to the Nile and Indus rivers. On Alexander III's death at Babylon ... Philip Island (from the article "Norfolk Island") ...The soil, although fertile, is easily eroded if stripped of its vegetation cover. Temperatures average ... Philip IV king of France from 1285 to 1314 (and of Navarre, as Philip I, from 1284 ... [24 Related Articles] Philip IV king of Spain (1621-65) and of Portugal (1621-40), during the decline of Spain as a ... [13 Related Articles] Philip Morris Inc. (from the article "Altria Group") American holding company founded in 1985, the owner of several major American companies, notably Philip ... Philip of Alsace (from the article "Thierry") ...prince, encouraging the growth of popular liberty and of commerce. In 1146 he took part ... Philip of Heinsberg (from the article "Germany") ...that he established. The German bishops and certain abbots still had to supply men and ... Philip The Apostle, Saint one of the Twelve Apostles. Mentioned only by name in the Apostle lists of the ... [1 Related Articles] Philip the Bastard (from the article "King John") ...influence him, each bringing irresolvable and individual problems into dramatic focus. Chief among these characters ... Philip The Evangelist, Saint in the early Christian church, one of the seven deacons appointed to tend the Christians ... [1 Related Articles] Philip V king of France (from 1316) and king of Navarre (as Philip II, from 1314), who ... [5 Related Articles] Philip V king of Macedonia from 221 to 179, whose attempt to extend Macedonian influence throughout Greece ... [11 Related Articles] Philip V king of Spain from 1700 (except for a brief period from January to August 1724) ... [17 Related Articles] Philip VI first French king of the Valois dynasty. Reigning at the outbreak of the Hundred Years' ... [9 Related Articles] Philip William (from the article "Netherlands, The") ...between Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, "advocate" of Holland (the legal and executive secretary of the provincial ... Philip, duke of Edinburgh husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. [2 Related Articles] Philip, Gospel of (from the article "biblical literature") ...Gospel of Judas (Iscariot), a Coptic version of which was discovered in the 1970s and ... Philip, Hugh (from the article "golf") The club makers of outstanding repute in the early 19th century were Hugh Philip at ... Philip, John controversial Scottish missionary in South Africa who championed the rights of the Africans against the ... Philip, Marlene Nourbese (from the article "Canadian literature") ...1985), and Marilyn Dumont (A Really Good Brown Girl, 1996) protest stereotypes of First Nations ... Philipe, Gerard one of France's most popular and versatile actors, whose brilliant performances on both stage and ... Philipon, Charles French caricaturist, lithographer, and liberal journalist who made caricatures a regular journalistic feature. [2 Related Articles] Philipp, Isidor French pianist who had a long, highly successful tenure at the Paris Conservatoire. Philippa Of Hainaut queen consort of King Edward III of England (ruled 1327-77); her popularity helped Edward maintain ... [1 Related Articles] Philippe and Mathilde, Prince and Princess of Belgium The social event of the decade in Belgium was the marriage of Crown Prince Philippe ... Philippe and Mathilde, Prince and Princess of Belgium The social event of the decade in Belgium was the marriage of Crown Prince Philippe ... Philippe and Mathilde, Prince and Princess of Belgium The social event of the decade in Belgium was the marriage of Crown Prince Philippe ... Philippe de Thaon (from the article "Anglo-Norman literature") Natural history and science. One of the earliest writers in Anglo-Norman, Philippe de Thaon, or ... Philippe, Charles-Louis writer of novels that describe from personal experience the sufferings of the poor. [1 Related Articles] Philippe, Count de Paris (from the article "France") ...Orleanists remained at odds, but a compromise seemed possible. The Bourbon pretender, the comte de ... Philippeum (from the article "Olympia") The Philippeum, a circular building of the Ionic order, with Corinthian half columns on the ... Philippi hill town in the nomos (department) of Kavala, Greece, overlooking the coastal plain and the ... [1 Related Articles] Philippi city, seat (1844) of Barbour county, northeastern West Virginia, U.S. It lies in the Tygart ... Philippi, Battle of (from the article "ancient Rome") ...for five years and secured control of Italy by massive proscriptions and confiscations (Cicero, Antony's ... Philippi, Battle of (from the article "Philippi") ...Fought on June 3, 1861, the engagement was initiated by Union troops who, led by ... Philippians, Letter of Paul to the New Testament letter written by Paul the Apostle, while he was in prison (probably at ... [3 Related Articles] Philippicus Bardanes Byzantine emperor whose brief reign (711-713) was marked by his quarrels with the papacy and ... Philippine Commissions (from the article "Taft, William Howard") Taft resigned his judgeship on March 15, 1900, to accept appointment by President William McKinley ... Philippine eagle (from the article "Mindanao") ...systems. Lake Sultan Alonto (formerly called Lake Lanao), created by a lava dam, has an ... Philippine fairy bluebird (from the article "fairy bluebird") ...to semi-deciduous forests in Asia. The blue-backed, or Asian, fairy bluebird (Irena puella) lives in ... Philippine forest rat (from the article "rat") ...pheasant, pigeons, poultry, rabbits, and carrion. Many rainforest species, including the Sulawesian white-tailed rat and ... Philippine gymnure (from the article "gymnure") Philippine gymnures (genus Podogymnura) dwell in tropical rainforest on only two islands. ... Philippine Independent Church independent church organized in 1902 after the Philippine revolution of 1896-98 as a protest against ... Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (from the article "volcano") ...shape of a volcano because erosion had carved its summit into a ragged ridge with ... Philippine languages about 70 to 75 aboriginal languages of the Philippine Islands. They belong to the Indonesian ... [3 Related Articles] Philippine Revolution (1896-98), Filipino independence struggle that, after more than 300 years of Spanish colonial rule, exposed ... [3 Related Articles] Philippine Sea section of the western North Pacific Ocean, lying east and north of the Philippines. The ... [1 Related Articles] Philippine Sea, Battle of the (June 19-20, 1944), naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and ... [2 Related Articles] Philippine striped rat (from the article "shrew rat") ...muzzle of several species are long and narrow, but among others the head is broad ... Philippine tarsier (from the article "tarsier") ...on Celebes (Sulawesi) and on its offshore islands, but most have not yet been described ... Philippine Trench submarine trench in the floor of the Philippine Sea of the western North Pacific Ocean ... Philippine-American War a war between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries from 1899 to 1902; the insurrection ... [2 Related Articles] Philippines island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting ... [48 Related Articles] Philippines, Congress of the (from the article "Philippines") ...a new constitution similar to the 1935 document was drafted and was ratified in a ... Philippines, flag of the national flag consisting of horizontal stripes of blue and red with a white hoist triangle ... Philippines, history of (from the article "Philippines") The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia that was subjected to Western colonization ... Philippoteaux, Paul (from the article "panorama") ...a widespread, popular form of entertainment. Among the important works of this period was Henri ... Philippsburg (from the article "Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre de") ...forces of the Netherlands, England, the Holy Roman Empire, and their lesser allies, Vauban was ... Philippus, Lucius Marcus (from the article "ancient Rome") ...new blood, to its leading position in the process of government. But Drusus failed. Some ... Philips Electronics NV major Dutch manufacturer of consumer electronics, electronic components, medical imaging equipment, household appliances, lighting equipment, ... [1 Related Articles] Philips, Frits Dutch industrialist (b. April 16, 1905, Eindhoven, Neth.-d. Dec. 5, 2005, Eindhoven), during a 48-year ... Philips, Obbe (from the article "Menno Simons") ...("Meditation on the Twenty-fifth Psalm"). Late in 1536 or early in 1537, he received believer's ... Philips, Peter English composer of madrigals, motets, and keyboard music of considerable reputation in his lifetime. Philipsdam (from the article "Eastern Schelde") ...mouth of the channel is a storm surge barrier that has transformed the channel into ... Philipse, Frederick (from the article "Yonkers") ...or "gentleman" (whence, phonetically, Yonkers)-was given a land grant in 1646 and established the patroonship ... Philipsz, Susan (from the article "Art and Art Exhibitions") ...very broadly in the work of Pawel Althamer, who cut a path nearly 1 km ... Philistine one of a people of Aegean origin who settled on the southern coast of Palestine ... [15 Related Articles] Philistine (from the article "Europe, history of") ...The barrier was far more insurmountable than mere ignorance or illiteracy, and it was cutting ... Philistus Greek historian of Sicily during the reigns of the tyrants Dionysius I and Dionysius II. [1 Related Articles] Philitas of Cos Greek poet and grammarian, regarded as the founder of the Hellenistic school of poetry, which ... Phillip Island island astride the entrance to Western Port (bay) on the south coast of Victoria, Australia, ... [1 Related Articles] Phillip, Andrew American basketball player (b. March 7, 1922, Granite City, Ill.-d. April 29, 2001, Rancho Mirage, ... Phillip, Arthur British admiral whose convict settlement established at Sydney in 1788 was the first permanent European ... [4 Related Articles] Phillips Academy private, coeducational college-preparatory school (grades 9-12) in Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. Features of its 500-acre (200-hectare) ... [2 Related Articles] Phillips Collection museum containing an outstanding small collection of late 19th- and 20th-century American and European painting ... Phillips curve representation of the economic relationship between the rate of unemployment (or the rate of change ... [4 Related Articles] Phillips Exeter Academy private, coeducational, college-preparatory school (grades 9-12) in Exeter, N.H., U.S. It was founded as a ... [1 Related Articles] Phillips Petroleum Company former U.S. petroleum company that merged with Conoco in August 2002 to form ConocoPhillips. [1 Related Articles] Phillips, David Graham (from the article "muckraker") ...Adams' Great American Fraud (1906), combined with the work of Harvey W. Wiley and Senator ... Phillips, Dewey (from the article "Dewey Phillips") Broadcasting on WHBQ in Memphis six nights a week from 9:00 PM until midnight, Dewey ... Phillips, James Frederick American environmentalist (b. Nov. 20, 1930, Aurora, Ill.-d. Oct. 3, 2001, Aurora), employed a number ... Phillips, John (from the article "Celtic literature") ...slow progress on the island is reflected in the comparatively late appearance of a Manx ... Phillips, John (from the article "geochronology") ...In 1838 Sedgwick proposed that all pre-Old Red Sandstone sediments be included in the rock ... Phillips, John Edmund Andrew American singer and songwriter (b. Aug. 30, 1935, Parris Island, S.C.-d. March 18, 2001, Los ... [1 Related Articles] Phillips, Julia American film producer and writer who was the first woman to win an Academy Award ... [2 Related Articles] Phillips, Lena Madesin American lawyer and clubwoman, a moving force in establishing national and international organizations to address ... Phillips, Michael (from the article "1973: Best Picture") Other Nominees Phillips, Michelle (from the article "Mamas and the Papas, the") ...Island, South Carolina, U.S.-d. March 18, 2001Los Angeles, California), Michelle Phillips (original name Holly Michelle ... Phillips, Moses Dresser (from the article "Atlantic Monthly, The") ...monthly journal of literature and opinion, published in Boston. One of the oldest and most ... Phillips, Robert A. (from the article "cholera") The next round of major advances in cholera treatment did not occur until 1958, when ... Phillips, Samuel Cornelius American record producer (b. Jan. 5, 1923, Florence, Ala.-d. July 30, 2003, Memphis, Tenn.), recorded ... [3 Related Articles] Phillips, Sir Richard (from the article "encyclopaedia") ...French writer Pons-Augustin Alletz's Petite Encyclopedie (1766), to C.T. Watkins's Portable Cyclopaedia (1817). The last ... Phillips, Stephen English actor and poet who was briefly successful as a playwright. Phillips, Tom (from the article "Rove, Karl") ...state's highest office since Reconstruction (1865-77). Rove formed his own consulting business in 1981, with ... Phillips, W. T. (from the article "Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God") black Pentecostal church founded in 1919 as the Ethiopian Overcoming Holy Church of God by ... Phillips, Wendell abolitionist crusader whose oratorical eloquence helped fire the antislavery cause during the period leading up ... Phillips, William American editor (b. Nov. 14, 1907, New York, N.Y.-d. Sept. 13, 2002, New York City), ... Phillips, William (from the article "geochronology") ...Although the name did not remain in common usage for long, the Terrain Bituminifere found ... Phillips, William D. American physicist whose experiments using laser light to cool and trap atoms earned him the ... [2 Related Articles] Phillips-head screwdriver (from the article "screwdriver") ...and in a variety of sizes are used. Special screws with cross-shaped slots in their ... Phillipsia genus of trilobites (an extinct group of aquatic arthropods) uncommonly found as fossils in Carboniferous ... phillipsite hydrated calcium, sodium, and potassium aluminosilicate mineral in the zeolite family [(K,Na,Ca)1-2(Si,Al)8O16·6H2O]. It typically is ... [1 Related Articles] Phillpotts, Eden British novelist, poet, and dramatist especially noted for novels evoking their Devon setting in a ... Phillpotts, Henry Church of England bishop of Exeter (from 1830), who represented the conservative High Church wing ... Phillyrea decora (from the article "mock privet") ...Phillyrea in the olive family, Oleaceae. The four species of mock privet, native to the ... Philo Judaeus Greek-speaking Jewish philosopher, the most important representative of Hellenistic Judaism. His writings provide the clearest ... [18 Related Articles] Philo of Byblos (from the article "Sanchuniathon") ancient Phoenician writer. All information about him is derived from the works of Philo of ... Philo of Larissa (from the article "Platonism") ...by Carneades (214/213-129/128 BC). Though he wrote nothing, he was regarded as the founder of ... Philo of Megara (from the article "logic, history of") ...followers of Euclid (or Euclides) of Megara (c. 430-c. 360 BC), a pupil of Socrates. ... Philocalian Calendar (from the article "church year") ...day, with his birth following nine months later at the winter solstice, December 25. The ... Philochorus (from the article "ancient Greek civilization") ...(not merely to reinterpret) the facts about it. These men, who are known as Atthidographers, ... Philocrates, Peace of (from the article "ancient Greek civilization") ...and Sparta. The Phocian commander Phalaecus, however, unexpectedly declined to allow the Athenians and Spartans ... Philoctetes Greek legendary hero who played a decisive part in the final stages of the Trojan ... [1 Related Articles] Philodemus Greek poet and Epicurean philosopher who did much to spread Epicureanism to Rome. [1 Related Articles] Philodendron approximately 350 species of stout-stemmed, climbing herbs of tropical America, which begin life as vines ... [1 Related Articles] Philodendron pertusum (from the article "houseplant") ...are the philodendrons. These are handsome tropical American plants, generally climbers, with attractive leathery leaves, ... Philokalia (Greek: "Love of the Good, the Beautiful"), prose anthology of Greek Christian monastic texts that ... [5 Related Articles]

© 2006, Encyclopædia Universalis France S.A. Tous droits de propriété industrielle et intellectuelle réservés.