(Encyclopedia) Nuttall, George Henry FalkinerNuttall, George Henry Falkinernŭtˈôl [key], 1862–1937, American-British bacteriologist, b. San Francisco, M.D. Univ. of California, 1884, Ph.D. Univ. of…
(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Paul Henry, 1935–2020, American business executive and government official, b. St. Louis, Mo., grad. Fresno State College (B.A.) and Indiana Univ. (M.P.A.). A Republican, O'…
(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, American public official and diplomat, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1937–44, 1947–53), b. Nahant, Mass.; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge. He was a…
(Encyclopedia) Labouchere, Henry du PréLabouchere, Henry du Prélăˌb&oomacr;shârˈ [key], 1831–1912, British politician and journalist. Following diplomatic service (1854–64), he sat in the House…
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Sir Henry Montgomery, 1806–57, British general and administrator in India; brother of John Laird Mair Lawrence. Commissioned (1822) in the Bengal artillery, he fought in…
(Encyclopedia) Layard, Sir Austen HenryLayard, Sir Austen Henrylāˈərd [key], 1817–94, English archaeologist and diplomat. Between 1842 and 1851 he explored and excavated in Mesopotamia, especially at…
(Encyclopedia) Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, known as Rooney Lee, 1837–91, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. Arlington House, near Alexandria, Va.; son of Robert E. Lee. He…
(Encyclopedia) Kames, Henry Home, LordKames, Henry Home, Lordhy&oomacr;m [key], 1696–1782, Scottish judge and philosopher. A man of broad interests and a wide-ranging intellect, his works…
(Encyclopedia) Landseer, Sir Edwin HenryLandseer, Sir Edwin Henrylănˈsēr [key], 1802–73, English animal painter. The best known of all animal painters, he is especially remembered for his sentimental…
