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(d p nt) (KEY) , family notable in U.S. industrial history. The Du Pont family’s importance began when Eleuthère Irénée Du Pont established a gun...
(v l´h lm r ) (KEY) , 1850–1924, German anatomist, a founder of experimental embryology. He was a pupil of Ernst Haeckel and a professor (1895–19...
(both: äNdr ´ shärl b l) (KEY) , 1642–1732, French cabinetmaker, the master of a distinctive style of furniture, much imitated, for which his nam...
(r s´k ) (KEY) , 1833–1915, English chemist. He was professor (1857–87) at Owens College, Manchester. He is known for his work, with R. W. Bunsen...
(häns shp ´män) (KEY) , 1869–1941, German embryologist. He was professor of zoology (1919–35) at the Univ. of Freiburg. By transplanting embryo...
1828–1903, American banker, b. Germany. After he came (1849) to the United States, he settled in Cincinnati and became wealthy as a dry-goods mercha...