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Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
(Encyclopedia) Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, 1896–1986, American chemist, b. Newburyport, Mass., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1921. Mulliken taught at New York Univ. from 1926 to 1928 and then at the Univ.…Nägeli, Karl Wilhelm von
(Encyclopedia) Nägeli or Naegeli, Karl Wilhelm vonNägeli or Naegeli, Karl Wilhelm vonboth: kärl vĭlˈhĕlm fən nāˈgəlē [key], 1817–91, Swiss botanist. He was professor at the Univ. of Munich from 1858…Mariel, town, Cuba
(Encyclopedia) MarielMarielmärēālˈ [key], town, Artemesia prov., W Cuba, on sheltered Mariel Bay, 27 mi (43 km) WSW of Havana. A port in an agricultural region, Mariel has a special development zone…Penck, Albrecht
(Encyclopedia) Penck, AlbrechtPenck, Albrechtälˈbrĕkht pĕngk [key], 1858–1945, German geographer and geologist. He was professor at the Univ. of Vienna (1885–1906) and at the Univ. of Berlin (1906–26…Crompton, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Crompton, Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the mule spinner, or muslin wheel, an important step in the development of fine cotton spinning. Working as a young man in a spinning…Cox, Samuel Sullivan
(Encyclopedia) Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824–89, American statesman and legislator, b. Zanesville, Ohio. He traveled widely, practiced law, and was a newspaper editor before serving (1857–65) as a…Clapham, Sir John Harold
(Encyclopedia) Clapham, Sir John HaroldClapham, Sir John Haroldklăpˈəm [key], 1873–1946, English economic historian. He was lecturer, professor and administrator at Cambridge from 1908 to 1943.…Cioloş, Dacian Julien
(Encyclopedia) Cioloş, Dacian Julien, 1969–, Romanian agricultural engineer and political leader, Ph.D. Univ. of Montpellier, 2006. He served as Romania's minister of agriculture and rural…Friesz, Othon
(Encyclopedia) Friesz, Othon (Achille Émile Othon Friesz)Friesz, OthonôtôNˈ frēˈĕs, äshēlˈ āmēlˈ [key], 1879–1949, French painter. He studied under Bonnat at the École des Beaux-Arts, along with…Fellenberg, Philipp Emanuel von
(Encyclopedia) Fellenberg, Philipp Emanuel vonFellenberg, Philipp Emanuel vonfēˈlĭp āmäˈn&oomacr;ĕl fən fĕlˈənbĕrkh [key], 1771–1844, Swiss educator and agriculturist. He purchased (1799) an…Trending
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