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(y hä´n s f n mül´ r) (KEY) , 1752–1809, Swiss historian. He spent much of his life in Germany, where he held political posts under the elector ...
(m klôr´ n, –lär´ n) (KEY) , 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician and natural philosopher, one of the greatest mathematicians of his time. He was...
(l s´ b ny l´) (KEY) , 1900–83, Spanish film director, b. Calanda, Aragón. In his best films, he used poetic, often bizarre imagery and black h...
(r k´ rd) (KEY) , 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist, educated at Aberdeen and Leipzig. He was a professor at Western Reserve Univ. (1903–18) and a...
(hâr´ t) (KEY) , 1560–1621, English mathematician and astronomer. He was tutor to Sir Walter Raleigh, who sent him in 1585 to Virginia as surveyo...
(gôt´härt doich) (KEY) , 1859–1921, Austrian Jewish scholar and historian. He studied at the rabbinical seminary at Breslau, Germany, and at the ...