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Mivart, St. George Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Mivart, St. George JacksonMivart, St. George Jacksonmīˈvərt [key], 1827–1900, English anatomist and biologist. He contributed important anatomical studies of the insectivores and…Lillo, George
(Encyclopedia) Lillo, George, 1693–1739, English dramatist. The son of a prosperous jeweller, he was for many years his father's partner in the trade. He is chiefly remembered as the author of The…Kittredge, George Lyman
(Encyclopedia) Kittredge, George LymanKittredge, George Lymankĭˈtrĭj [key], 1860–1941, American scholar, b. Boston. A member of the Harvard faculty (1888–1936), Kittredge was a noted authority on the…Doughty, Sir Arthur George
(Encyclopedia) Doughty, Sir Arthur GeorgeDoughty, Sir Arthur Georgedouˈtē [key], 1860–1936, Canadian historian and archivist, b. England. As archivist (1904–35) of the dominion, he largely created…Hervey of Ickworth, John Hervey, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Hervey of Ickworth, John Hervey, BaronHervey of Ickworth, John Hervey, Baronhärˈvē, hûrˈvē [key], 1696–1743, English memoirist. A temperamental figure who served in various minor…Puttenham, George
(Encyclopedia) Puttenham, GeorgePuttenham, Georgepŭtˈənəm [key], d. 1590, English author. The Arte of English Poesie (1589), generally considered the best treatise on English versification of its…Peabody, George Foster
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, George FosterPeabody, George Fosterpēˈbädē [key], 1852–1938, American banker and philanthropist, b. Columbus, Ga. Successful early in life as a banker and organizer of…Vernadsky, George
(Encyclopedia) Vernadsky, GeorgeVernadsky, Georgevĕrnätˈskē [key], 1887–1973, American historian, b. Russia. He emigrated to the United States in 1927 and was research associate in history (1927–46)…Whetstone, George
(Encyclopedia) Whetstone, George, 1551?–1587, English dramatist and poet. His chief work, the play Promos and Cassandra (1578), is important in the development of English domestic drama and was a…Bentham, George
(Encyclopedia) Bentham, GeorgeBentham, Georgebĕnˈthəm [key], 1800–1884, one of the greatest of English systematic botanists; nephew of Jeremy Bentham. He wrote Handbook of British Flora (1858) and,…Trending
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