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1804–73, American manufacturer, railroad promoter, and politician, b. Easton, Mass. With his brother Oliver he managed the family’s well-known sho...
1819–92, American merchant, promoter of the first Atlantic cable, b. Stockbridge, Mass.; brother of David Dudley Field and Stephen J. Field. As head...
(m n´sh s) (KEY) , Mandarin Meng-tzu, 371?–288? B.C., Chinese Confucian philosopher. The principal source for Mencius’ life is his own writings. ...
1899–1963, American economist, b. Richmond, Va. He headed the economics department at Howard Univ. (1936–45) and taught at the Univ. of Chicago (1...
(fr ts pr ´g l) (KEY) , 1869–1930, Austrian physiologist and chemist, M.D. Univ. of Graz, 1894. He taught at the universities of Innsbruck (1910–...
( ly ksän´d r m kh l´ v ch b t´ly rôf) (KEY) , 1825–86, Russian chemist. As professor at the Univ. of Kazan he founded the first school of Russ...