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Marañón, Gregorio
(Encyclopedia) Marañón, GregorioMarañón, Gregoriogrāgōˈrēō märänyōnˈ [key], 1887–1960, Spanish essayist, b. Madrid. A physician and professor of endocrinology, he used his scientific knowledge and…Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard
(Encyclopedia) Brown-Séquard, Charles ÉdouardBrown-Séquard, Charles Édouardbroun-sākärˈ, –sākwärˈ [key], 1817–94, physiologist, b. Mauritius, of French and American parents. He taught at Harvard (…Bovet, Daniele
(Encyclopedia) Bovet, DanieleBovet, Danielebōvāˈ [key], 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, b. Switzerland, D.Sc. Univ. of Geneva, 1929. From 1929 to 1947 he was a researcher and then head of the…Vishniac, Roman
(Encyclopedia) Vishniac, RomanVishniac, Romanvĭshˈnēăk [key], 1897–1990, Russian-American biologist, photographer, linguist, art historian, and philosopher, b. Pavlosk, near St. Petersburg. Vishniac…aggression
(Encyclopedia) aggression, a form of behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack. It may appear either appropriate and self-protective, even constructive, as in healthy self-assertiveness, or…Ancient Chocoholics
—Holly Hartman In July 2002, an international team led by French paleontologist Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a humanlike skull that may be up to seven million years old, twice as old…Trending
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