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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Escombe, Harry

Britannica 11th

ESCOMBE, HARRY (1838-1899), South African statesman, a member of a Somersetshire family, was born at Netting Hill, London, on the 2$th of July 1838, and was educated at St Paul's school. After four years in a stockbroker's office, he emigrated, in 1859, to the ...

Vol. 9, pp. 766-766 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0

Escoiquiz, Juan

Britannica 11th

... on of the causes which inspired the journey of King Ferdinand VII. to Bayonne). ESCOMBE— ESCORIAL It is a valuable historical document, and contains a singularly vivid account of an interview with Napoleon. Escoiquiz was far too firmly convinced of his ingenui ...

Vol. 9, pp. 765-766 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0