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(s zh ´ d bräbäN´) (KEY) , fl. 1260–77, French theologian, head of the movement known as Latin Averroism. At the Univ. of Paris he taught that ...
1769–1839, English geologist. Through direct observation as a canal-site surveyor, Smith made a systematic study of the geological strata of England...
1855–1931, American political leader, b. Newton, N.C. A successful lawyer in Atlanta, he acquired the Atlanta Journal in 1887. He served (1893–96)...
name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, high...
in the United States, begun in 1877 by New York City socialists. Its membership came largely from German-American workingmen. During the 1880s a natio...
(h s ´ äs nsy n´ s l´vä) (KEY) , 1865–96, Colombian poet, one of the precursors of modernismo. Silva’s life was shadowed by the loss of a cru...