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1923–, American chemist, b. Montreal, Canada. A professor at the California Institute of Technology, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistr...
1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman, b. Honolulu; son of Hiram Bingham (1831–1908). He was educated at Yale (B.A., 1898), ...
(h k´st b l) (KEY) , 1921?–, American architecture critic, b. New York City. As architecture critic for the New York Times (1963–82), she became ...
(b gär´d s) (KEY) , 1800–1874, American architect, b. Catskill, N.Y. Among the first to use cast iron in the construction of building facades, Bog...
(p ´t r b ´r ns) (KEY) , 1868–1940, German architect, influential in Europe in the evolution of the modern architectural style. He established bef...
1661–1736, English architect involved in the development of most of the great buildings of the English baroque. From the age of 21 he assisted Sir C...