Biography Category
(d l´ rd) (KEY) , 1856–1940, American educator, b. Nansemond co., Va., grad. Washington and Lee Univ., 1876. Professor (1891–1907) of Latin at Tu...
1860–1930, American inventor, b. Cortland, N.Y. Although probably best known for his work on the gyroscope, he also invented the gyrocompass (1910),...
( mä´n l) (KEY) , 1868–1941, German chess player. He won the world championship in 1894 when he defeated Wilhelm Steinitz and held it until he wa...
(th r´ , th r ´) (KEY) , 1938–, American economist, b. Livingston, Mont.; grad. Williams College, 1960; M.A. Oxford, 1962; Ph.D. Harvard, 1964. Pr...
1889–1938, American geneticist, b. Schuyler Falls, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.S., 1912; Ph.D., 1916). In his research he collaborated with T. H. Morgan...
(gr ´gôr y ´hän m n´d l) (KEY) , 1822–84, Austrian monk noted for his experimental work on heredity. He entered the Augustinian monastery in Br...