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Taylor, Alan John Percivale
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Alan John Percivale, 1906–90, English historian, primarily interested in diplomatic and Central European history. Educated at Oxford, he became a fellow of Magdalen College in…Lee, Ann
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Ann, 1736–84, English religious visionary, founder of the Shakers in America. Born in Manchester, she worked there in the cotton factories and then became a cook. In 1762 she was…Jevons, William Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Jevons, William StanleyJevons, William Stanleyjĕvˈənz [key], 1835–82, English economist and logician. After working in Australia as assayer to the mint, he taught at Owens College,…Isaacs, Susan Sutherland
(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, Susan Sutherland, 1885–1948, British educator. After studying at the universities of Manchester and Cambridge, she became a lecturer in early childhood education. A disciple of…Low, Sir David
(Encyclopedia) Low, Sir DavidLow, Sir Davidlō [key], 1891–1963, British cartoonist, b. New Zealand. In 1919 Low went to England, where he worked on the London Star (1919–27). Thereafter he…Cordier, Andrew Wellington
(Encyclopedia) Cordier, Andrew WellingtonCordier, Andrew Wellingtonkôrˈdē-āˌ [key], 1901–75, American educator and public official, b. Canton, Ohio. He studied at Manchester College in Indiana, where…Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas, 1897–1967, English physicist, educated at the Univ. of Manchester and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a fellow of St. John's College (1928–46) and…Ferguson, Sir Alex
(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, Sir Alex (Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson), 1941–, Scottish soccer player and manager. He entered the full-time professional game in 1964, playing for Dunfermline Athletic; he…Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
(Encyclopedia) Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, 1935–, British architect, b. Manchester, grad. Manchester Univ. school of architecture (1961), Yale school of architecture (M.A.,…Richardson, Lewis Fry
(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Lewis Fry, 1881–1953, British physicist and pioneering meteorologist, grad. Cambridge (1903), Univ. of London (B.Sc. 1929). Richardson worked at the National Physical…Trending
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