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Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis deFavras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis detômäˈ də mäēˈ märkēˈ də fävräsˈ [key], 1744–90, French royalist. After the outbreak of the French Revolution, he…Cech, Thomas Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cech, Thomas RobertCech, Thomas Robertchĕk [key], 1947–, American microbiologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley. A professor at the Univ. of Colorado, he discovered…Bakocz, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Bakocz or Bakacs, ThomasBakocz or Bakacs, Thomasbŏˈkôts, bŭˈkŏch [key], Hung. Bakócz or Bakács TamásBakocz or Bakacs, Thomastŏˈmäsh [key], c.1442–1521, Hungarian politician, cardinal…Mann, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Mann, HeinrichMann, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh män [key], 1871–1950, German novelist; older brother of Thomas Mann. He was a prolific author; themes of social criticism dominate his works. The…Culpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d Baron
(Encyclopedia) Culpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d BaronCulpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d Baronkŭlˈpĕpˌər [key], 1635–89, English colonial governor of Virginia. In 1673, with the earl of Arlington, he was…Betterton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Betterton, ThomasBetterton, Thomasbĕtˈərtən [key], 1635?–1710, English actor and manager. He joined Sir William D'Avenant's company at Lincoln's Inn Fields theater in 1661 and became…A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries From Adrenaline to the Zipper
From Adrenaline to the Zipper See also Famous Firsts in Aviation, Nobel Prizes.Adrenaline:(isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897.Aerosol can:Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926.Air brake:George…Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Rietveld, Gerrit ThomasRietveld, Gerrit Thomasgĕrĭtˈ tōˈməs rētˈfĕlt [key], 1888–1965, Dutch architect and furniture designer. At first a cabinetmaker, Rietveld created (c.1917) a…Bartholin
(Encyclopedia) BartholinBartholinbärˈtōlēn [key], renowned Scandinavian family. Kaspar Bartholin, 1585–1629, b. Sweden, was a Danish physician. He was professor of medicine and later of theology at…Barnardo, Thomas John
(Encyclopedia) Barnardo, Thomas JohnBarnardo, Thomas Johnbərnärˈdō [key], 1845–1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End…