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(h l´br k) (KEY) , 1788–1854, American educator, founder of the lyceum movement, b. Derby, Conn., grad. Yale (1810). He experimented with various s...
(thôr´f n kärl´s vn ) (KEY) , fl. 1002–15, Icelandic leader of an attempt to colonize North America. He appeared in Greenland in 1002 and marrie...
( l f´ l t) (KEY) , 1773–1866, American educator, inventor, and clergyman, b. Ashford, Conn. In 1804, Nott became president of Union College, a pos...
endocrine gland, situated in the neck, that secretes hormones necessary for growth and proper metabolism. It consists of two lobes connected by a narr...
(y ´z f ä´l s sh m´p ´´t r) (KEY) , 1883–1950, Austrian-American economist, LL.D. Univ. of Vienna, 1906. He began practicing law but turned t...
(th ´´ t ´r ) (KEY) , ancient city of Lydia, now Akhisar, Turkey. It was one of the Seven Churches in Asia and was known for its purple dye (Acts 1...