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1805–78, American pioneer expressman, b. Thetford, Vt. As a child he moved with his family to central New York state. In 1843 he established express...
(s môN´ d kôl n´) (KEY) , d. 1546, Parisian printer. He was associated with the elder Henri Estienne and continued his work. Colines used elegant...
1889–1967, English typographer and journalist. Morison was typographical consultant to Cambridge Univ. Press and to the English Monotype Corp. and e...
(m k l´ k) (KEY) , 1808–95, American financier and public official, b. Kennebunk, Maine. Educated at Bowdoin College, he studied law in Boston and ...
(t ´ d r shvän) (KEY) , 1810–82, German physiologist and histologist. He was a student of J. P. Müller and professor at the universities of Louva...
( z´´ dôr´ d ng´k n) (KEY) , 1878–1927, American dancer, b. San Francisco. She had little success in the United States when she first created ...