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UgandaVol. XII, p. 445 UGANDA. – British Protectorate, comprising a territory of 243,382 sq km north and west of Lake Victoria, between Sudan, Kenya, Tanganyika, and the Belgian…
UgaritVol. XII, p. 446 UGARIT. – Ancient city of Upper Syria, today Rās Samrah, brought to light by French excavations begun in 1929. Rās Samrah is an artificial mound, approximately…
Ugduelena, Gregorio(UGDULENA, GREGORIO)Vol. XII, p. 447 UGDULENA, GREGORIO. — Orientalist, born in Termini Imerese on 30 April 1815, died in Rome on 7 June 1872. In 1843, already a priest, U. obtained the chair of…
Ugento, Diocese of(UGENTO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 448 UGENTO, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Lecce. It has an area of 350 sq km and a population of 87,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed…
Ughelli, FerdinandoVol. XII, p. 448 UGHELLI, FERDINANDO. — Scholar, born in Florence on 21 March 1594, died in Rome on 19 May 1670. Having embarked upon literary studies, he entered the…
Ugolini, BiagioVol. XII, p. 455 UGOLINI, BIAGIO. - Hebraist, born in Venezia around 1700. His life is almost entirely unknown. He was a converted Jew, who accomplished a very useful work for…
Ugolini, VincenzoVol. XII, p. 455 UGOLINI, VINCENZO. - Musician, born at Perugia about 1570, died at Rome on 6 May 1638. Having gone to Rome at a very young age, he studied with Nanino. He was…
Ugolino di Vieri di UgolinoVol. XII, p. 455 UGOLINO di VIERI di UGOLINO. – Sienese goldsmith, died between 1380 and 1385; he was trained in the art by his father, together with his brothers Luca and…
Ugonio, PompeoVol. XII, p. 456 UGONIO, POMPEO. — Priest, born in Rome around the middle of the sixteenth century, died there on 28 April 1614 and was buried in the old sacristy of the…
Ugro-Finns(UGROFINNICI)Vol. XII, p. 457 UGROFINNICI. – A distinct linguistic family divided into two branches: the eastern, or Ugric, and the western, or Finnic. The first includes Hungarian, Vogul,…
Uguccione of Lodi(UGUCCIONE DA LODI)Vol. XII, p. 458 UGUCCIONE da LODI. — A man of arms and letters who lived between the final decades of the 12th century and the early years of the 13th, born perhaps at Cremona…
Uguccione of Pisa(UGUCCIONE DA PISA)Vol. XII, p. 458 UGUCCIONE da PISA. — Medieval decretist and lexicographer, born in Pisa in the first half of the 12th century, died at Ferrara on 30 April 1210. At the Studium…
