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Baeyer, Adolf von

(Encyclopedia) Baeyer, Adolf von (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer)Baeyer, Adolf vonäˈdôlf fən bāˈyər; yōhänˈ frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm [key], 1835–1917, German chemist. He taught at Berlin and…

Woodward, Robert Burns

(Encyclopedia) Woodward, Robert Burns, 1917–80, American chemist and educator, b. Boston, grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1936; Ph.D., 1937). He taught at Harvard from 1938,…

Number of Cadaveric U.S. Organ Donors

The following table lists the number of cadaveric organ donors in the United States each year from 1987 to the present. There were 7,102 donors in 2014. (as of…

The Top Ten: Organized Religions of the World

Statistics of the world's religions are only very rough approximations. Aside from Christianity, few religions, if any, attempt to keep statistical records; and even Protestants and Catholics employ…

Organic Act Day: Virgin Islands

Celebrating a new constitution by Liz Olson Each year, on the third Monday in June, the Virgin Islands recognize Organic Act Day, which commemorates the organization of a new…

Berthelot, Pierre Eugène Marcelin

(Encyclopedia) Berthelot, Pierre Eugène MarcelinBerthelot, Pierre Eugène Marcelinpyĕr ûzhĕnˈ märsəlăNˈ bĕrtəlōˈ [key], 1827–1907, French chemist. He was professor at the École Supérieure de Pharmacie…