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1811–61, American manufacturer, b. Madison, Conn. With his brother Selden he bought (1839) the lease and stock of the ironworks of Oxford Furnace, n...
[Lat. Marcus], Christian apostle, traditional author of the 2d Gospel (see Mark, Gospel according to). His full name was John Mark. His mother, named ...
(n kôlä´ äpâr´) (KEY) , also known as François Appert (fräNswä´) (KEY) , 1750–1841, French originator of a method of canning. In 1795 the ...
(s r´g l ´fär) (KEY) , 1905–86, Russian dancer, choreographer, director, teacher, and dance historian, b. Kiev. Lifar studied briefly with Broni...
(both: s ´ r, sou´–) (KEY) , 1693–1758, American printer, b. Germany. In 1724, Sower came to America where he worked first as a tailor and then ...
( ty n´ fräNswä´ zhôfrwä´) (KEY) , 1672–1731, French physician and chemist, also known as Geoffroy the Elder. He became a pharmacist in 1694 ...