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1869–1954, American botanist and agricultural explorer, b. East Lansing, Mich. He entered the service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, where he org...
1761–1815, English chemist. In 1796 he proved, by burning a diamond, that the diamond consists solely of carbon. In 1804 he announced his discovery ...
(fr ´dr kh vö´l r) (KEY) , 1800–1882, German chemist. He studied under the German chemist Leopold Gmelin and J. J. Berzelius, a Swedish chemist, ...
1860–1939, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Woburn, Mass. He was assistant librarian at Amherst (1879–80), librarian and professor of bibl...
(n kôlä´ l m r ´) (KEY) , 1645–1715, French chemist. He was a pharmacist and lecturer in Paris and was the author of a standard textbook in chem...
(y ´hän foust) (KEY) , d. 1466?, printer at Mainz. Johann Gutenberg borrowed substantial sums of money from Fust, a goldsmith, lawyer, and money len...