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1714–88, English surgeon at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. He described a fracture of the ankle subsequently known by his name and a deformity of the...
(y ´ly s plü´k r) (KEY) , 1801–68, German mathematician and physicist. He became professor of mathematics (1836) and of physics (1847) at the Uni...
(p p´ s) (KEY) , fl. c.300, Greek mathematician of Alexandria. He recorded and enlarged on the results of his predecessors, including Euclid and Apol...
(p tr l´ , p –) (KEY) , 1892–1984, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Musicians (1940–58), b. Chicago. In 1915 he b...
1845–1913, American founder of chiropractic, b. near Toronto, Canada. He practiced and taught chiropractic, chiefly in Davenport, Iowa. His work was...
1870–1964, American jurist, b. Lincoln, Nebr. He studied (1889–90) at Harvard law school, but never received a law degree. Pound was a prominent b...