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(Encyclopedia) Leiden, University of, at Leiden, the Netherlands; founded 1575 by William the Silent, Prince of Orange. It became a state institution in the 19th cent. It has faculties of theology,…Brock University
(Encyclopedia) Brock University, at St. Catharines, Ont., Canada; coeducational; founded 1964. It has faculties of humanities, social science, science and mathematics, education, business, and…Birmingham University
(Encyclopedia) Birmingham University, at Birmingham, England; founded 1900. It has faculties of arts, science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, commerce and social science, law, and education and…Mayo-Smith, Richmond
(Encyclopedia) Mayo-Smith, Richmond, 1854–1901, American statistician, b. Troy, Ohio, grad. Amherst, 1875. After graduation he studied for two years in Germany. From 1877 to 1901 he taught at…National Academy of Sciences
(Encyclopedia) National Academy of Sciences, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., a private organization of leading American scientists and engineers devoted to the furtherance of science and its…Queensland, University of
(Encyclopedia) Queensland, University of, at Brisbane, Australia; founded 1909. It has faculties of agriculture, architecture and planning, arts, business studies, commerce and economics, education,…Tsukuba
(Encyclopedia) TsukubaTsukubats&oobreve;k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], city (1990 pop. 143,396) Ibaraki prefecture, central Honshu, E central Japan, 31 mi (50 km) S of Mito. The city's products include…Pohl, Frederik
(Encyclopedia) Pohl, Frederik (Frederik George Pohl, Jr.)Pohl, Frederikpōl [key], 1919–2013, American science-fiction writer, b. New York City. Early in his career he often collaborated with other…Liverpool, University of
(Encyclopedia) Liverpool, University of, at Liverpool, England; established 1881 as University College, received royal charter in 1903. It has faculties of arts, education, engineering, law, medicine…Lehigh University
(Encyclopedia) Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, Pa.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1866 by Asa Packer. It has undergraduate colleges of arts and science, business and economics, and engineering…Trending
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