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Harriet Hardy Biography
Harriet Hardyspecialist in occupational medicineBorn: 9/23/1906Birthplace: Arlington, Massachusetts An advocate for the control of industrial hazards, Hardy was brought up in New Jersey and…Brewer's: Cote-hardi
A tight-fitting tunic buttoned down the front. “He was clothed in a cote-hardi upon the gyse of Almayne [Germany].” —Geoffroi de la Tour: Landry. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…Oliver Hardy Biography
Oliver Hardy(Norvell Hardy)actorBorn: 1/18/1892Birthplace: Harlem, Georgia The portly half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team, he and Stan Laurel made more than 110 films together over some twenty…Taylor, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Tom, 1817–80, English dramatist and editor. His most famous play is Our American Cousin (1858), performed at Ford's Theater in Washington, D. C., when Lincoln was assassinated…Dillard, James Hardy
(Encyclopedia) Dillard, James HardyDillard, James Hardydĭlˈərd [key], 1856–1940, American educator, b. Nansemond co., Va., grad. Washington and Lee Univ., 1876. Professor (1891–1907) of Latin at…Fielding, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Fielding, Henry, 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he was educated at Eton and studied law at Leiden. Settling in London in 1729, he began…Dorchester, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Dorchester Dorchester dôrˈchĭstər [key], town, county seat of Dorset, S central England. Dorchester is…Samoyed
(Encyclopedia) SamoyedSamoyedsămˈəyĕd [key], breed of hardy, muscular working dog developed in N Siberia many centuries ago. It stands from 19 to 23.5 in. (48.3–59.7 cm) high at the shoulder and…Henson, Josiah
(Encyclopedia) Henson, Josiah, 1789–1883, black slave, reputedly the basis of the character of Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom's Cabin, b. Charles co., Md. In 1825 he faithfully led a party of his master's…Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy
(Encyclopedia) Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter HardyBeaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardybēˈtən [key], 1904–80, English scenery and costume designer, photographer, writer, painter, and diarist. After designing his…Trending
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