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1781–1861, American jurist, b. Barnstable, Mass. After a career in the Massachusetts state legislature, Shaw served as chief justice for the supreme...
(kr s´t än f ´l ks kl n) (KEY) , 1849–1925, German mathematician. He is noted for his work in geometry and on the theory of functions. His Erlang...
1867–1957, British lexicographer, b. Dundee, Scotland. Educated at the Univ. of St. Andrews, Craigie studied Scandinavian languages at Copenhagen be...
1774–1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon. He became professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, in 1824 and was prof...
(Priscianus Caesariensis) (pr sh´ n) (KEY) , fl. 500, Latin grammarian, b. Caesarea in Mauretania. Priscian taught grammar at Constantinople. His Com...
( n´hôrn) (KEY) , 1809–79, Jewish theological writer and leader of the Reform movement in Judaism in the United States. Born in Bavaria, he studie...