Biography Category
1854–1901, American statistician, b. Troy, Ohio, grad. Amherst, 1875. After graduation he studied for two years in Germany. From 1877 to 1901 he tau...
(Robert James Fischer) (f sh´ r) (KEY) , 1943–, American chess player, b. Chicago. In 1958, he became a grandmaster, the youngest to that time. In ...
(st n´m ts) (KEY) , 1865–1923, American electrical engineer, b. Breslau, Germany, studied at the Univ. of Breslau. Forced to flee Germany because o...
(zhäN bät st´ märshäN´) (KEY) , 1863–1934, French explorer and general. Sent to Africa (1897) to establish French control of the headwaters of...
(t b t´) (KEY) , Tibetan Bodyul, Mandarin Xizang, autonomous region (1994 est. pop. 2,300,000), c.471,700 sq mi (1,221,700 sq km), SW China. A Chines...
(George Bryan Brummell) (br m´ l) (KEY) , 1778–1840, English dandy and wit. Brummell was greatly admired for his fastidious appearance and confiden...