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(l ´r nts f n sht n) (KEY) , 1815–90, German economist and sociologist. He studied jurisprudence at the Univ. of Kiel and at Paris and taught (1846...
1854–1901, American statistician, b. Troy, Ohio, grad. Amherst, 1875. After graduation he studied for two years in Germany. From 1877 to 1901 he tau...
(st n´m ts) (KEY) , 1865–1923, American electrical engineer, b. Breslau, Germany, studied at the Univ. of Breslau. Forced to flee Germany because o...
(zhäN bät st´ märshäN´) (KEY) , 1863–1934, French explorer and general. Sent to Africa (1897) to establish French control of the headwaters of...
(t b t´) (KEY) , Tibetan Bodyul, Mandarin Xizang, autonomous region (1994 est. pop. 2,300,000), c.471,700 sq mi (1,221,700 sq km), SW China. A Chines...
(George Bryan Brummell) (br m´ l) (KEY) , 1778–1840, English dandy and wit. Brummell was greatly admired for his fastidious appearance and confiden...