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1771–1806, British explorer in Africa, b. Selkirk, Scotland. After serving as a surgeon with the East India Company, he was employed by the African ...
(p ´g ) (KEY) , 1877–1959, British economist, grad. King’s College, Cambridge. He was a lecturer at University College, London, and at Cambridge....
(v lfr ´d pär ´t ) (KEY) , 1848–1923, Italian economist and sociologist, b. Paris, of an exiled noble family that returned to Italy in 1858. He ...
(Marchese Emilio Pucci di Barsento) (p ´ch ) (KEY) , 1914–92, Italian fashion designer. After establishing showrooms in Florence, Capri, and Rome, ...
(p ´r ) (KEY) , 1790–1855, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. He entered the navy at 13 and made his first voyage to the Arctic under Sir Jo...
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€...