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1839–93, American educator, philanthropist, and soldier, b. Hawaiian Islands, of missionary parents, grad. Williams, 1862. He served in the Union ar...
1925–85, British fashion designer and manufacturer. After serving in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, she and her husband founded a company to pro...
(Roald Engelbregt Grauning Amundsen) (r ´äl ä´m ns n) (KEY) , 1872–1928, Norwegian polar explorer; the first person to reach the South Pole. He ...
( nz´l ) (KEY) , 1869–1939, American teacher and editor, b. Swedona, near Springfield, Ill., grad. Univ. of Nebraska, 1890. After teaching English ...
1795–1842, English educator, b. Isle of Wight, educated at Winchester school and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was a fellow of Oriel College...
(p ´tr s p ´n s) (KEY) , Latinized from Peter Bienewitz or Bennewitz (p ´t r b ´n v ts, b n´ v ts) (KEY) , 1495–1552, German cosmographer and...