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(Cornelius Tacitus), c.A.D. 55–c.A.D. 117, Roman historian. Little is known for certain of his life. He was a friend of Pliny the Younger and marrie...
1857–1935, American paleontologist and geologist, b. Fairfield, Conn. He was professor of comparative anatomy (1883–90) at Princeton, and professo...
1850–1913, British seismologist, b. Liverpool, educated at King’s College and the Royal School of Mines. He worked as a mining engineer in Newfoun...
(zhäN äNdr ´ d lük´) (KEY) , 1727–1817, Swiss geologist. During the first half of his life he was engaged mainly in business in Switzerland. He...
( g´ s ) (KEY) , 1835–1910, American naturalist and industrialist, b. Neuchâtel, Switzerland; son of Louis Agassiz, stepson of Elizabeth Cary Agas...
1892–1944, American historian and archaeologist, b. Boston. An assistant on a Yale expedition to Peru (1914–15), he was later (1920–21) director...