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Stiles, Ezra
(Encyclopedia) Stiles, Ezra, 1727–95, American theologian and educator, b. North Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1746. He studied theology, was ordained in 1749, and tutored (1749–55) at Yale. Resigning…Summers, Lawrence Henry
(Encyclopedia) Summers, Lawrence Henry, 1954–, U.S. economist, government official, and educator, b. New Haven, Conn. Educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, he…Millikan, Robert Andrews
(Encyclopedia) Millikan, Robert AndrewsMillikan, Robert Andrewsmĭlˈĭkən [key], 1868–1953, American physicist and educator, b. Morrison, Ill., grad. Oberlin College, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1895,…Mannes, David
(Encyclopedia) Mannes, DavidMannes, Davidmănˈĭs [key], 1866–1959, American violinist, conductor, and educator, b. New York City. Mannes was violinist in the New York Symphony Orchestra from 1891 and…Macy, Anne Sullivan
(Encyclopedia) Macy, Anne Sullivan, 1866–1936, American educator, friend and teacher of Helen Keller, b. Feeding Hills, Mass. Placed in Tewksbury almshouse (1876), she was later admitted (1880) to…Jordan, David Starr
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, David Starr, 1851–1931, American scientist and educator, b. Gainesville, N.Y., M.S. Cornell, 1872, M.D. Indiana Medical College, 1875, and studied under Louis Agassiz at…Pusey, Nathan Marsh
(Encyclopedia) Pusey, Nathan MarshPusey, Nathan Marshpy&oomacr;ˈzē [key], 1907–2001, American educator, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1928; M.A., 1932; Ph.D., 1937). A classical…Ts'ai Yüan-p'ei
(Encyclopedia) Ts'ai Yüan-p'eiTs'ai Yüan-p'eitsī yüän-pā [key], 1867–1940, Chinese educator and intellectual leader. He achieved distinction as a classical scholar but later joined (1904) the anti-…Adler, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Adler, FelixAdler, Felixădˈlər [key], 1851–1933, American educator and leader in social welfare, founder of the Ethical Culture movement, b. Germany. He was brought to the United…Mistral, Gabriela
(Encyclopedia) Mistral, GabrielaMistral, Gabrielagäbrēāˈlä [key]Mistral, Gabriela mēsträlˈ [key], 1889–1957, Chilean poet whose original name was Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. She was a teacher in and…Trending
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