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(the) Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform — the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform] (abbr the BERR) the British government department responsiblw for policy on trade, employment, research and development… … Useful english dictionary
Berr-Isaak Berr — Berr Isaak Berr, seltener Isaak Berr (* 1744 in Nancy; † 5. November 1828 in Turique bei Nancy), war ein Vorkämpfer der Judenemanzipation in Frankreich. Er war als Vertreter der Juden des Elsaß und Lothringens bei der französischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
BERR (de Turique), MICHEL — (1781–1843), French lawyer. Born in Nancy, he was the son of berr isaac berr and became the son in law of isaiah beer bing . Like his father, Berr was an advocate of Mendelssohnian Enlightenment. He sided with its radical exponents, however, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BERR ISAAC BERR DE TURIQUE — (1744–1828), leader in the struggle for jewish emancipation in France, born in Nancy. His father Isaac Berr had been appointed Jewish syndic by King Stanislaus of Poland, duke of Lorraine. Berr himself, a naturalized French citizen, was a tobacco … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BERR, JACOB — (c. 1760–1855), French physician and publicist, nephew of berr isaac berr de turique . Besides gaining a reputation as a surgeon, Berr was a fervent advocate of equal rights for French Jews. In 1789 he published a refutation of an anonymous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Day of the Triffids (radio) — The Day of the Triffids was a 1957 and 1968 BBC adaptation of the science fiction novel by John Wyndham to radio.Cast and crew for the 6 episode 1968 version:*Bill Masen : Gary Watson. *Josella Playton : Barbara Shelley. *Coker : Peter Sallis.… … Wikipedia
History of the Long Island Rail Road — The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest U.S. railroad still operating under its original name and charter.[1] Contents 1 Gateway to Boston, 1832… … Wikipedia
Berr — This famous name recorded in the spellings of Bernard, Barnard, Bernhard, and short forms Ber, Berr, and Berres, is of Old Germanic origins, although recorded in most European countries. It derives from the male personal name Bernhard , which is… … Surnames reference
Berr, Henri — ▪ French historian and philosopher born Jan. 31, 1863, Lunéville, Fr. died Nov. 19, 1954, Paris French historian and philosopher who founded a series of Parisian institutes and journals dedicated to the synthesis of historical and… … Universalium
The Coal Question — Infobox Book | name = The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines image caption = Graph included in the treatise author = William Stanley Jevons translator = illustrator =… … Wikipedia