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Scudder, Samuel Hubbard
(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1837–1911, American entomologist, b. Boston, grad. Williams (B.A., 1857) and Harvard (B.S., 1862). The founder of American insect paleontology and an authority…Baker, Sir Samuel White
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Sir Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer in Africa. He explored the Nile tributaries in Ethiopia in 1861–62. Going up the Nile from Cairo, he reached Gondokoro in 1863. He…Postumus
(Encyclopedia) Postumus (Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus)Postumuspŏsˈty&oomacr;məs [key], d. 269?, Roman commander. Governor of Gaul under Gallienus, he revolted (257) and established an…Nyusi, Filipe Jacinto
(Encyclopedia) Nyusi, Filipe Jacinto, 1959–, Mozambican political leader. An engineer by training, he worked as a manager for Mozambique's ports and railways authority before entering politics as a…Fay, Sidney Bradshaw
(Encyclopedia) Fay, Sidney Bradshaw, 1876–1967, American historian, b. Washington, D.C. Fay, professor of history at Dartmouth College (1902–14), Smith (1914–29), and Harvard (1929–46), earned his…Gautier, Émile Félix
(Encyclopedia) Gautier, Émile FélixGautier, Émile Félixāmēlˈ fālēksˈ gōtyāˈ [key], 1864–1940, French geographer, an authority on Algiers, the Sahara, and the French African possessions. He explored W…French Broad River
(Encyclopedia) French Broad River, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge Mts., W N.C., and flowing N and then NW to Knoxville, E Tenn., where it joins with the Holston to form the Tennessee…Bédier, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Bédier, JosephBédier, Josephzhôzĕfˈ bādyāˈ [key], 1864–1938, French authority on medieval literature. He was professor at the Collège de France and a member of the French Academy. His…Tizard, Sir Henry Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Tizard, Sir Henry Thomas, 1885–1959, English physical chemist and scientific adviser. He was educated at Westminster school and Magdalen College, Oxford, from which he received honors…Torbay
(Encyclopedia) Torbay, borough and unitary authority (1991 pop. 54,430), SW England. The borough comprises the towns of Torquay, Paignton, and Brixham. On Tor Bay is a noted tourist resort area,…Trending
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