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Dehn, Adolf Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Dehn, Adolf ArthurDehn, Adolf Arthurdān [key], 1895–1968, American painter and illustrator, b. Waterville, Minn. During the 1920s, Dehn became known as a forceful satiric illustrator.…

Dove, Arthur Garfield

(Encyclopedia) Dove, Arthur GarfieldDove, Arthur Garfielddŭv [key], 1880–1946, American painter, b. Canandaigua, N.Y. Early in his career he did commercial illustration in New York City. Following a…

Nikisch, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Nikisch, ArthurNikisch, Arthurärˈt&oobreve;r nēˈkĭsh [key], 1855–1922, Hungarian conductor and violinist, grad. Vienna Conservatory, 1873. He played in Wagner's orchestra at the…

O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar

(Encyclopedia) O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William EdgarO'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgarōshônˈəsē [key], 1844–81, English poet and naturalist. He was a member of the zoological department of the British…

Highet, Gilbert Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Highet, Gilbert ArthurHighet, Gilbert Arthurhīˈət [key], 1906–78, American classicist, b. Glasgow, Scotland. In 1951 Highet became a citizen of the United States. He was a professor of…

1997 Deaths

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Görgey, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Görgey, ArthurGörgey, Arthurgörˈgĕĭ [key], 1818–1916, Hungarian revolutionary general. He fought the Austrians in 1848–49 as a commander of the Hungarian republican army and…

Lewis, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Sir Arthur (Sir William Arthur Lewis), 1915–91, British economist, b. St. Lucia. A graduate (1940) of the London School of Economics, he was later a professor of economics at…

Coningham, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Coningham, Sir ArthurConingham, Sir Arthurkŭnˈĭng-əm [key], 1895–1948, British air marshal, b. Australia. During World War I, he served first in the New Zealand army and then joined (…

Haas, Arthur Erich

(Encyclopedia) Haas, Arthur ErichHaas, Arthur Erichhäs [key], 1884–1941, American physicist and educator, b. Bohemia. He was professor of physics at Vienna, Leipzig, London, and, from 1936, the Univ…