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district (1991 pop. 124,300), 63 sq mi (163 sq km), Essex, SE England, on the Thames River. The district includes Tilbury, which has large docks that ...
1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. His mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white man. After the Civil War, he w...
(th r k´s n) (KEY) , substance secreted by the thyroid gland. The hormone thyroxine forms by combining the amino acid tyrosine with iodine. Complexed...
1913–, American fashion designer, b. Paris as Oleg Cassini Loiewski. Raised in Italy, he came to the United States in 1936, where in the 1940s he de...
(fäb´ n gôt´l p fôn b l´ ngzhou´´z n) (KEY) , 1778–1852, Russian explorer, b. Sarema, Estonia. A graduate of the naval academy at Kronstadt...
(Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel) (sh n l´) (KEY) , 1883–1971, French fashion designer. She established her house of couture in Paris. An enormously influ...