Biography Category
(ä´dôlf ng´l r) (KEY) , 1844–1930, German botanist. He emphasized the importance of geological history in the study of plant geography, and wor...
( ´f l, Fr. äl ksäN´dr güstäv´ f l´) (KEY) , 1832–1923, French engineer. A noted constructor of bridges and viaducts, he also designed the...
1850–1935, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Boston. He organized many major American libraries including the Indianapolis public library, th...
1847–1931, American inventor, b. Milan, Ohio. A genius in the practical application of scientific principles, Edison was one of the greatest and mos...
1814–97, American founder of educational institutions, b. Waynesville, Ohio, grad. Lynn Medical College, Cincinnati, 1838. He practiced medicine in ...
(y ´ l) (KEY) , 1810–94, American educator, b. Georgetown, D.C., grad. West Point, 1832; brother of Gen. R. S. Ewell. He taught mathematics at West...