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Negeri Sembilan. 14C Sumatrans settle. 1773 Confederation of 9 states. 1889 British protectorate. 1895 «Federation of Malay States...1948 Malayan Federation.
Nehemiah. Judaea governor. Rebuilt walls of Jerusalem 444BC.
Nehru, Pandit Jawaharial. 1889-1964. Congress Movement 1929-. First Indian Prime Minister 1947-. Rationalized Hindu laws.
Nelidov Project. 1895. Abandoned Russian plan to sieze Bosphorus.
Nelson, Horatio. 1758-1805. English Admiral, victor at Aboukir and Trafalgar, where he died.
Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir. 1858-1943. Russian author/director. Founded Moscow Art Theater with Stanislavsky.
Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.
Neo-Impressionism. 19C. Application of optical discoveries by Seurat and Signac. Pointilism.
Neolithic. 10,000-2,000BC. New Stone age.
Neoplatonism. 3C Plotinus’ philosophy of the “One”. Union with the “Good” by using intelligence.
Neoptolemus. Mythic Greek hero. Killed Priam in Trojan War.
Neo-Pythagoreanism. 1C mystic philosophy.
Neorealism, Italian. 1920-60. Literary movement supressed by Fascists. Moving autobiographical accounts of the war years. Quasimodo.
Nerchinsk, Treaty. 1689. Russia-China trade agreement. China recognizes Russia.
Nernst, Walther. 1864-1941. German scientist: Third law of thermodynamics. Physical chemistry.
Nero. 37-68. Cruel, licentious Roman Emperor 54-. Persecuted Christians. Killed mother, wife. Blamed for fire, 63. Golden House.
Neruda, Pablo. 1904-73. Chilean surrealist poet. A New Decade
Nervi, Pier. 1891-1979. Italian architect. UNESCO Building, Paris 1953. Olympic Stadium, Rome.
Nesselrode, Count. 1780-1862. Russian foreign minister 1822-56. Supported Holy Alliance.
Nestor. Legendary Greek king, famed for eloquence, wisdom and foresight.
Netherlands. Celts, Germans. 1C Rome. 400 Franks...Carolingian. 9C HRE. 1477 Hapsburg. 1555 Spain. 1581 Independent(N) = United Provinces. 1795 France. Batavian Republic. 1806 Kingdom of Holland. 1810 «France. 1815 United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1830 -Belgium. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Neuilly, Treaty. 1919. Bulgaria and Allies. Bulgaria cedes land and pays WWI reparations, loses outlet to Mediterranean.
Neumann, Balthasar. 1687-1753. German Baroque architect. Residenz in Würzburg 1719-44.
Neumann, John von. 1903-57. Hungarian/US mathematician. Computer theory; serial process. Assisted H-bomb development. Minimax theorem 1928.Theory of Games 1944.