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1900–1975, American anthropologist, b. Salida, Colo., grad. Columbia, 1923, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1927. He taught at the Univ. of Buffalo and was ...
(kä´gä) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 69,196), Ishikawa prefecture, W Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market, hot spring resort, and industrial cent...
or Qandahar (both: k n´´d här´) (KEY) , city (1989 est. pop. 203,000), capital of Kandahar prov., S Afghanistan. The country’s second largest ci...
(kärl) (KEY) , 1918–, American physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan, 1943. He worked on the Manhattan Project before beginning a ca...
(känä´r s) (KEY) , 1790–1877, Greek patriot, admiral, and politician. He distinguished himself in the Greek War of Independence, notably at Tened...
1860–1934, American primitive painter, b. Scotland. He came to Pittsburgh at the age of 19 and worked for years as a day laborer, painting in his sp...