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Vaillant, George Clapp
(Encyclopedia)Vaillant, George Clapp vălˈyănt [key], 1901–45, American archaeologist, b. Boston; grad. Harvard (B.A., 1922; Ph.D., 1927). At the American Museum of Natural History he became associate curator (...Saint Stephens
(Encyclopedia)Saint Stephens: see Gaines, George Strother. ...Steiner, Zara
(Encyclopedia)Steiner, Zara: see under Steiner, George. ...Allen, Gracie
(Encyclopedia)Allen, Gracie: see Burns, George. ...Gordon riots
(Encyclopedia)Gordon riots: see Gordon, Lord George. ...Cook, George Cram
(Encyclopedia)Cook, George Cram: see Glaspell, Susan. ...Kemble, George Stephen
(Encyclopedia)Kemble, George Stephen: see under Kemble, Roger. ...George Washington Birthplace National Monument
(Encyclopedia)George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield. ...Kemble, Roger
(Encyclopedia)Kemble, Roger, 1721–1802, English actor and manager. During his years as the leader of a traveling company, he married (1753) Sarah Wood, 1735–1806, an actress. They had 12 children, thus founding...Irving, Washington
(Encyclopedia)Irving, Washington, 1783–1859, American author and diplomat, b. New York City. Irving was one of the first Americans to be recognized abroad as a man of letters, and he was a literary idol at home. ...Browse by Subject
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