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Stuck, Hudson
(Encyclopedia) Stuck, Hudson, 1863–1920, American missionary and explorer, b. London, England. He emigrated to the United States in 1885, graduated from the Univ. of the South (1892), and was dean (…Redfield, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Redfield, Robert, 1897–1958, American anthropologist and sociologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.A., 1920; Ph.D., 1928). He began teaching at the Univ. of Chicago in 1928,…Levi, Edward Hirsch
(Encyclopedia) Levi, Edward HirschLevi, Edward Hirschlĕvˈē, lēˈvē [key], 1911–2000, American lawyer, legal educator, and public official, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago and Yale Univ. law school…Cordier, Andrew Wellington
(Encyclopedia) Cordier, Andrew WellingtonCordier, Andrew Wellingtonkôrˈdē-āˌ [key], 1901–75, American educator and public official, b. Canton, Ohio. He studied at Manchester College in Indiana, where…Geoffroy, Étienne François
(Encyclopedia) Geoffroy, Étienne FrançoisGeoffroy, Étienne Françoisātyĕnˈ fräNswäˈ zhôfrwäˈ [key], 1672–1731, French physician and chemist, also known as Geoffroy the Elder. He became a pharmacist in…Fleming, Walter Lynwood
(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Walter Lynwood, 1874–1932, American historian, b. near Brundidge, Ala. He taught at West Virginia Univ. (1904–7) and at Louisiana State Univ. (1907–17) before becoming…Henderson, Donald Ainslie
(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Donald Ainslie, 1928–2016, American physician instrumental in eradicating smallpox, b. Lakewood, Ohio, M.D. Univ. of Rochester, 1954, M.P.H. Johns Hopkins, 1960. He joined (…Haskins, Charles Homer
(Encyclopedia) Haskins, Charles Homer, 1870–1937, American historian, an authority on medieval history, b. Meadville, Pa. At Harvard (1902–31) he was professor and dean of graduate studies (1908–24…Woodbridge, Frederick James Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Woodbridge, Frederick James Eugene, 1867–1940, American philosopher, b. Windsor, Ont., grad. Amherst, 1889, and Union Theological Seminary, 1892, and studied (1892–94) at the Univ. of…Brustein, Robert Sanford
(Encyclopedia) Brustein, Robert Sanford, 1927–, American educator and drama critic, b. New York City. As dean of the Yale Univ. Drama School (1966–78), he made it one of the major American training…Trending
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