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Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge
(Encyclopedia)Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge: see Carroll, Lewis. ...Harris
(Encyclopedia)Harris, Scotland: see Lewis and Harris. ...Blake, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Blake, Nicholas: see Day Lewis, Cecil. ...Gordon, John Brown
(Encyclopedia)Gordon, John Brown, 1832–1904, U.S. public official and Confederate general, b. Upson co., Ga. Gordon began his Civil War service as an infantry captain and so distinguished himself through four yea...Yang, Chen-ning
(Encyclopedia)Yang, Chen-ning chĕn-nĭng yäng [key], 1922–, American physicist, b. China, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. Yang was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, N.J. from 1949 to 1955...Clark, William
(Encyclopedia)Clark, William, 1770–1838, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. Caroline co., Va.; brother of George Rogers Clark. He was an army officer (1792–96), serving ...Morris, Lewis, 1698–1762, American colonial landowner
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Lewis, 1698–1762: see under Morris, family. ...Clark, Willis Gaylord
(Encyclopedia)Clark, Willis Gaylord: see Clark, Lewis Gaylord. ...Morris, Lewis Richard
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Lewis Richard, 1760–1825: see under Morris, family. ...Lee's Summit
(Encyclopedia)Lee's Summit, city (1990 pop. 46,418), Jackson co., W Mo., in the Kansas City metropolitan area; inc. 1868. The city is an important trucking center and manufactures communications equipment, applianc...Browse by Subject
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