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1839–1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went ...
(Alicia Martinez) (äl ´syä äl n´s , märt ´n s) (KEY) , 1921–, Cuban ballerina and choreographer, b. Havana. Alonso danced in Broadway musical...
(r kh´ärt v l´sht t r) (KEY) , 1872–1942, German chemist. He was professor at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Chemistry, Berlin (1912–16), and ...
1685–1758, American colonial printer, b. Shropshire, England. He arrived in Boston c.1712, a refugee because of his opposition to the High Church, a...
or Chuang-tze (both: jwäng-dz ) (KEY) , c.369–c.286 B.C., Chinese Taoist writer. Little is known about his life. He was a native of the state of Me...
( ´l f l´ p h k´sh r) (KEY) , 1879–1952, Swedish economic historian. Influenced by the neoclassical economics of Alfred Marshall, Heckscher advo...