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1623–87, English statistician and physician. He was a founder of the Royal Society and was physician general to the army of Ireland in 1652. Pettyâ€...
(tyäwänä´k ) (KEY) , ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca, near the Peruvian border. Nearly 13,000 ft (3,962 m) above ...
1869–1956, American educator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1890; Ph.D., 1912). He taught Greek and classical philology at Tufts College ...
(v s´ r) (KEY) , 1792–1868, American philanthropist, founder of Vassar College, b. England. He emigrated to the United States with his father in 17...
(d l räN´t , r n´t ) (KEY) , 1932–, French fashion designer, b. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied in Madrid and began a career in f...
1827–1908, American scholar and teacher, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1846. As professor of the history of art at Harvard (1875–98) and as ...