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Lofting, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Lofting, Hugh, 1886–1947, American writer of juvenile stories, b. Maidenhead, England. He settled in the United States in 1912. His famous “Dr. Dolittle” stories, which concern an…

Jewett, Sarah Orne

(Encyclopedia) Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849–1909, American novelist and short-story writer, b. South Berwick, Maine. Her studies of small-town New England life are perceptive, sympathetic, and gently…

Doctor

What is this job like? Doctors make people healthier. When people get sick, doctors figure out why. They give people medicine and other kinds of treatment. They also give advice about diet,…

witch doctor

(Encyclopedia) witch doctor: see medicine man; shaman.

Margai, Sir Milton

(Encyclopedia) Margai, Sir MiltonMargai, Sir Miltonmärˈgī [key], 1895–1964, prime minister of Sierra Leone (1961–64). A prominent doctor, he turned to politics in 1949 and led his country to…

hex

(Encyclopedia) hex, witchcraft or one who works it. The word is of German origin, and beliefs connected with it spread from Europe to the United States, especially to the Pennsylvania Dutch country.…

Alphonsus Liguori, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Alphonsus Liguori, SaintAlphonsus Liguori, Saintălfŏnˈsəs lĭgwôˈrē [key], 1696–1787, Italian churchman, Doctor of the Church. He was named Alfonso Maria de' Liguori. In 1732 he founded…

Suazo Córdova, Roberto

(Encyclopedia) Suazo Córdova, Roberto, 1927–2018, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (1982–86). A doctor who practiced in Guatemala City and then in La Paz, Honduras, and a member of…

Doctor Jokes

Doctor, doctor, I have this feeling that I'm invisible! Doctor, doctor, I've lost my memory! – When did you lose it? When did I lose what? Doctor, doctor, I keep hearing a…

Doctor Knowall

Doctor Knowall There was once upon a time a poor peasant called Crabb, who drove with two oxen a load of wood to the town, and sold it to a doctor for two talers. When the money was being…