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Highet, Gilbert Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Highet, Gilbert ArthurHighet, Gilbert Arthurhīˈət [key], 1906–78, American classicist, b. Glasgow, Scotland. In 1951 Highet became a citizen of the United States. He was a professor of…

Lewis, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Sir Arthur (Sir William Arthur Lewis), 1915–91, British economist, b. St. Lucia. A graduate (1940) of the London School of Economics, he was later a professor of economics at…

Görgey, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Görgey, ArthurGörgey, Arthurgörˈgĕĭ [key], 1818–1916, Hungarian revolutionary general. He fought the Austrians in 1848–49 as a commander of the Hungarian republican army and…

Tappan, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Tappan, ArthurTappan, Arthurtăpˈən [key], 1786–1865, American abolitionist, b. Northampton, Mass. He made a fortune in the dry-goods business in New York City and with his brother and…

Haas, Arthur Erich

(Encyclopedia) Haas, Arthur ErichHaas, Arthur Erichhäs [key], 1884–1941, American physicist and educator, b. Bohemia. He was professor of physics at Vienna, Leipzig, London, and, from 1936, the Univ…

Coningham, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Coningham, Sir ArthurConingham, Sir Arthurkŭnˈĭng-əm [key], 1895–1948, British air marshal, b. Australia. During World War I, he served first in the New Zealand army and then joined (…

Lee of Fareham, Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Lee of Fareham, Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st ViscountLee of Fareham, Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscountfârˈəm [key], 1868–1947, British politician. He was (1900–1918) a Conservative member…

Guinevere

(Encyclopedia) GuinevereGuineveregwĭnˈəvĭrˌ, gwĕnˈ– [key], in Arthurian legend, wife of King Arthur. Her illicit and tragic love for Sir Launcelot, which foreshadowed the downfall of Arthur's kingdom…

Cronquist, Arthur C.

(Encyclopedia) Cronquist, Arthur C.Cronquist, Arthur C.krŏngˈkwĭst, krŏnˈ– [key], 1919–92, American systematic botanist. He was the author of two introductory botanical textbooks, with Henry Allan…

Waley, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Waley, Arthur, 1889–1966, English orientalist, b. London as Arthur David Schloss, educated at Cambridge. He was and still is considered one of the world's great Asian scholars. His…