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1873–1975, American physical chemist, b. Hudson, Mass., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896. He joined the General Electric Company in...
( nr ´k f r´r ) (KEY) , 1856–1929, Italian criminologist. He continued the scientific study of crime begun by Cesare Lombroso, emphasizing social...
(dän ´l vä) (KEY) , 1904?–97, Russian-American ballerina. She entered (1923) the Imperial Ballet School, St. Petersburg, was a member (1924–29)...
(zhôz f´ by Nn m ´ käväNt ´) (KEY) , 1795–1877, French chemist. He was professor at the École de Pharmacie, Paris. With P. J. Pelletier he is...
1851–1933, English master printer, typographic designer, and engraver. He was, along with William Morris and others, one of the moving spirits behin...
1797–1874, American book collector and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I.; son of Nicholas Brown. In about 1840 he began collecting books printed b...