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John Thomas Born: 1907 Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois Fiberglass—In the 1930s, John Thomas, Games Slayter, and Dale Kleist developed the…Thomas Herrion
Professional football player Thomas Herrion was an offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers who collapsed and died following an exhibition game in August of 2005. Herrion grew up in Fort Worth…Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was one of the great fiery voices of the American Revolution. Paine emigrated from England to Philadelphia in 1774. Two years later he published Common Sense, a popular pamphlet that…Thomas Noguchi
Thomas Noguchi's 15 years as the chief medical examiner for Los Angeles County earned him the nickname of "Coroner to the Stars." Born in Japan, Thomas Noguchi graduated from Nippon Medical School…Wriothesley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Wriothesley, Thomas: see Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st earl of; Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 4th earl of.Guy, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Guy, ThomasGuy, Thomasgī [key], 1645?–1724, English philanthropist, founder of Guy's Hospital, London (1721). As a printer and bookseller, Guy amassed a fortune, which he devoted to…Tyrwhitt, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Tyrwhitt, ThomasTyrwhitt, Thomastĭrˈĭt [key], 1730–86, English scholar. He was noted for his studies of Shakespeare (1766) and for his edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (5 vol.,…Warton, Thomas, the elder, c.1688–1745, English poet
(Encyclopedia) Warton, Thomas, the elder, c.1688–1745, English poet, father of Joseph and Thomas Warton. He was professor of poetry at Oxford from 1718 to 1728. His collected poems, edited by Joseph…Newcomen, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Newcomen, ThomasNewcomen, Thomasny&oomacr;ˈkəmən, ny&oomacr;kŭmˈən [key], 1663–1729, English inventor of an early atmospheric steam engine (c.1711). It was an improvement over…Thomas, Ambroise
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, AmbroiseThomas, AmbroiseäNbrwäzˈ tōmäˈ [key], 1811–96, French operatic composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory, receiving the Prix de Rome in 1832. He later taught…Trending
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