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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 (...Palmer, George Herbert
(Encyclopedia)Palmer, George Herbert, 1842–1933, American educator, philosopher, and author, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1864, Andover Theological Seminary, 1870, studied (1867–69) in Europe. He became tutor in G...pseudonym
(Encyclopedia)pseudonym so͞oˈdənĭm [key] [Gr.,=false name], name assumed, particularly by writers, to conceal identity. A writer's pseudonym is also referred to as a nom de plume (pen name). Famous examples in ...Rey, H. A.
(Encyclopedia)Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as Margarete Elisabeth...Cook, George Cram
(Encyclopedia)Cook, George Cram: see Glaspell, Susan. ...Gordon riots
(Encyclopedia)Gordon riots: see Gordon, Lord George. ...Allen, Gracie
(Encyclopedia)Allen, Gracie: see Burns, George. ...Steiner, Zara
(Encyclopedia)Steiner, Zara: see under Steiner, George. ...Saint Stephens
(Encyclopedia)Saint Stephens: see Gaines, George Strother. ...George Washington Birthplace National Monument
(Encyclopedia)George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield. ...Browse by Subject
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