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Fortes, Meyer
(Encyclopedia) Fortes, Meyer, 1906–83, British anthropologist, b. Britstown, South Africa, grad. Univ. of Cape Town (M.A., 1926) and the Univ. of London (Ph.D., 1930). From 1946 to 1950 he was a…Bowra, C. M.
(Encyclopedia) Bowra, C. M. (Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra)Bowra, C. M.bouˈrə [key], 1898–1971, English classical scholar, b. China. Associated with the Univ. of Oxford throughout his adult life, he was…Cairo geniza
(Encyclopedia) Cairo genizaCairo genizakōˈrō gənˈēzə [key], archive of ancient Jewish manuscripts found in the synagogue of Fostat-Cairo, Egypt (built 882). In the 1890s western scholars visited the…Titchener, Edward Bradford
(Encyclopedia) Titchener, Edward BradfordTitchener, Edward Bradfordtĭchˈənər [key], 1867–1927, American psychologist, b. Chichester, England, grad. Oxford, 1890. He studied in Leipzig (Ph.D. 1892)…p'Bitek, Okot
(Encyclopedia) p'Bitek, Okot, 1931–82, Ugandan writer and anthropologist. Educated at the Univ. of Bristol, University College of Wales, and Oxford, p'Bitek is best known for three verse novels, Song…Richard de Bury
(Encyclopedia) Richard de BuryRichard de Burybĕrˈē [key], 1287–1345, English bibliophile and bishop of Durham. His name was Aungerville, but he was called Bury from his birthplace, Bury St. Edmunds.…Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia) Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st MarquessCurzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquesskûrˈzən, kĕdˈəlstən [key], 1859–1925, British statesman. A member of…Thames , river, England
(Encyclopedia) ThamesThamestĕmz [key], Rom. Tamesis, principal river of England, c.210 mi (340 km) long. It rises in four headstreams (the Thames or Isis, Churn, Coln, and Leach) in the Cotswold…Hogarth, David George
(Encyclopedia) Hogarth, David GeorgeHogarth, David Georgehōˈgärth [key], 1862–1927, English archaeologist, keeper (1909–27) of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. He explored and excavated (1887–1907) in…Innes, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Innes, Michael, pseud. of John Innes Mackintosh Stewart, 1906–94, British writer and scholar, b. near Edinburgh. From 1969 to 1973 he was a reader in English literature at Oxford.…Trending
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