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1862–1945, American economist, b. Hollansburg, Ohio, grad. Oberlin, 1888. Influenced by the other social sciences, Commons tried to broaden the scop...
(p n´s n) (KEY) , d. 1530, English printer, b. Normandy. He moved to England c.1482 and in 1491 or 1492 began printing books pertaining to law in Lon...
(lw b rnär´ bärôN´ g tôN´ d môrv ´) (KEY) , 1737–1816, French chemist and lawyer. He wrote the chemical section of the Encyclopédie mét...
( s´t r) (KEY) , 1763–1848, American merchant, b. Walldorf, near Heidelberg, Germany. At the age of 16 he went to England, and five years later, in...
1828–1903, American banker, b. Germany. After he came (1849) to the United States, he settled in Cincinnati and became wealthy as a dry-goods mercha...
(häns shp ´män) (KEY) , 1869–1941, German embryologist. He was professor of zoology (1919–35) at the Univ. of Freiburg. By transplanting embryo...