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(Encyclopedia)logania lōgāˈnēə [key], common name for the Loganiaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees of warmer climates, including many woody climbing species. Some plants of this family are grown in th...Grandin, Temple
(Encyclopedia)Grandin, Temple, 1947–, American animal scientist and industrial designer, b. Boston, grad. Franklin Pierce College (B.A., 1970), Arizona State Univ. (M.S., 1975), Univ. of Illinois (Ph.D., 1989). D...Oxford, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Oxford. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,588), Worcester co., S Mass.; settled 1687 by French Protestants, inc. 1693. It is chiefly residential, with some light manufacturing. Clara Barton was born in the town. 2...Seidman, L. William
(Encyclopedia)Seidman, L. William (Lewis William Seidman) sēdˈmən [key], 1921–2009, U.S. government official and accountant, b. Grand Rapids, Mich., grad. Dartmouth (A.B., 1943), Harvard (LL.B., 1948), Univ. o...University City
(Encyclopedia)University City, city (1990 pop. 40,087), St. Louis co., E Mo.; inc. 1906. A residential suburb of St. Louis, the city has light manufacturing, including textiles and metal fabrication. Washington Uni...Stanford University
(Encyclopedia)Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. ...Anthony Rodney, Walter
(Encyclopedia)Rodney, Walter, 1942–1980, Scholar and revolutionary, b. Georgetown, British Guiana. Ph.D. School of African and Oriental Studies, 1966. A Pan-African...Heidelberg
(Encyclopedia)Heidelberg hīˈdəlbĕrkh [key], city, Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, picturesquely situated ...Radcliffe College
(Encyclopedia)Radcliffe College: see Harvard University. ...Barnard College
(Encyclopedia)Barnard College: see Columbia University. ...Browse by Subject
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