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Curl, Robert Floyd, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Curl, Robert Floyd, Jr., 1933–, American chemist, b. Alice, Tex., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1957. Curl has been a professor at Rice Univ. in Houston, Tex., since 1958. In 1996 he was awar...Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of byo͞ot [key], 1713–92, British politician. He was prominent as a friend of Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, as early as 1747 and became the tutor of Frederick's impre...George IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)George IV, 1762–1830, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1820–30), eldest son and successor of George III. In 1785 he married Maria Anne Fitzherbert, a Roman Catholic. The marriage was illegal, ho...George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson
(Encyclopedia)Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson dyo͞o môrˈēā [key], 1834–96, English artist and novelist, b. Paris of a French father and an English mother. He studied chemistry, but later turned to a...Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham
(Encyclopedia)Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham, 1920–2002, British chemist, b. Stainforth, England, grad. Leeds Univ., Ph.D. Cambridge, 1949. After serving as a radar officer during World War II, he did ...Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron: see Calvert, George. ...Papandreou, George, 1952–, Greek political leader
(Encyclopedia)Papandreou, George (Georgios Andreou Papandreou) päˌpəndrāˈo͞o [key], 1952–, Greek political leader, b. Minnesota. The son of Andreas Papandreou and grandson of George Papandreou (1888–1968)...Bentinck, Lord William George Frederick Cavendish
(Encyclopedia)Bentinck, Lord William George Frederick Cavendish, 1802–48, English politician and sportsman, known as Lord George. Although he entered Parliament in 1826, he was known primarily for his horse-racin...Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl
(Encyclopedia)Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl, 1758–1834, British public official. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1780 but in 1783 inherited the earldom. In 1794, William Pitt appointed him first...Browse by Subject
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