Biography Category
(k m´ r n) (KEY) , 1834–90, American labor leader, b. Berwick-on-Tweed, England. He worked as a printer in Chicago, where he became interested in t...
1867–1957, British lexicographer, b. Dundee, Scotland. Educated at the Univ. of St. Andrews, Craigie studied Scandinavian languages at Copenhagen be...
(k ´l ) (KEY) , 1821–95, English mathematician. He was admitted to the bar in 1849. In 1863 he was appointed first Sadlerian professor of mathemati...
(j rô´n m kärdä´n ) (KEY) , 1501–76, Italian physician and mathematician. His works on arithmetic and algebra established his reputation. Barr...
1908–77, American movie star, b. San Antonio, Tex., as Lucille le Sueur. After working as a Broadway chorus dancer, Crawford began making films in 1...
(zhäN märt N´ shärk ´) (KEY) , 1825–93, French neurologist. He developed at the Salpêtrière in Paris the greatest clinic of his time for dise...