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1786–1857, American politician, b. Southbridge, Mass. He settled in Troy, N.Y., where he practiced law and, after serving in the War of 1812, held l...
(özh n´ fr s n ´) (KEY) , 1879–1962, French engineer. Freyssinet was noted as a designer of bridges and industrial buildings. He was the inventor...
(Francesco di Giorgio Martini) (fränch s´k d jôr´j ) (KEY) , 1439–1502, also called Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Italian engineer, architect,...
(ä´dôlf f rt´v ng-l r) (KEY) , 1853–1907, German archaeologist, authority on ancient vases and gems. He made important excavations at Olympia, A...
(p ´tr ) (KEY) , 1853–1942, English archaeologist, a noted Egyptologist. He excavated ancient remains in Britain (1875–80), Egypt (1880–1924), ...
1904–81, American anthropologist, archaeologist, and educator, b. Wakefield, Mass., grad. Harvard 1925, Ph.D. 1928. From 1925 to 1939 he was engaged...