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Brewer's: Dr. Diafoirus
in Molière's Malade Ìmaginaire. A man of fossilised ideas, who, like the monk, refused to change his time-honoured mumpsimus (q.v.), for the new-fangled sumpsimus. Dr. Diafoirus used to…Brewer's: Dr. Dove
The hero of Southey's Doctor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dr. FellDr. Diafoirus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Dr. Fell
I do not like thee, Dr. Fell. A correspondent of Notes and Queries says the author was Tom Brown, who wrote Dialogues of the Dead, and the person referred to was Dr. Fell, Dean of…Brewer's: Dr. Rezio
or Pedro Rezio of Aguero. The doctor of Barataria, who forbade Sancho Panza to taste any of the meats set before him. Roasted partridge was forbidden by Hippocrates; podrida was the most…Brewer's: Dr. Sangrado
of Valladolid, a tall, meagre, pale man, of very solemn appearance, who weighed every word he uttered, and gave an emphasis to his sage dicta. “His reasoning was geometrical, and his…Dr. Dre Biography
Dr. Dre(Andre Young)musician and producerBorn: 2/18/1966Birthplace: Los Angeles Rap musician who pioneered “gangsta” rap and, with Ice Cube, formed the rap group, NWA, or Niggaz with Attitude…Dr. Seuss Biography
Dr. Seuss(Theodor Seuss Geisel)children's authorBorn: 3/2/1904Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts After graduating from Dartmouth College, Theodor Geisel undertook postgraduate work at Lincoln…Dr. Harold Gores
Dr. Harold GoresBorn: Sept. 20, 1909Educator and first president of Education Facilities Laboratories in New York in 1964 hired Monsanto Co. to produce a synthetic turf that kids could play…Dr. Robert Jackson
Dr. Robert JacksonBorn: Aug. 6, 1932Surgeon revolutionized sports medicine by popularizing the use of arthroscopic surgery to treat injuries; learned technique from Japanese physician that…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…Trending
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