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(zhôz f´ n s fôr´ ny ps) (KEY) , 1765–1833, French chemist who originated a process of photography (see photography, still). In 1826 he produced...
1545–1613, English scholar and diplomat, organizer of the Bodleian Library at Oxford Univ. He was a Greek scholar and teacher at Oxford, and in 1584...
( p´d k´´) (KEY) , 1860–1941, American printer and historian of typography, b. Providence, R.I. At the Merrymount Press, which he founded in 1893...
(ou´g st v l´h lm kh´l r) (KEY) , 1839–87, German botanist. He worked out the symmetry of the parts of a flower and developed a system of plant ...
(j ´k ch täkä´m n ´´) (KEY) , 1854–1922, Japanese chemist. He served (1881–84) as chemist in the employ of the Japanese government and (188...
d. A.D. 64?, most prominent of the Twelve Apostles, listed first in the Gospels, and traditionally the first bishop of Rome. His original name was Sim...