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Crick, Francis Harry Compton
(Encyclopedia)Crick, Francis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English scientist, grad. University College, London, and Caius College, Cambridge. Crick was trained as a physicist, and from 1940 to 1947 he served as a sci...Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton
(Encyclopedia)Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton, 1858–1927, British explorer and colonial official. His early interest in the natural sciences was combined with his concern for the political problems of colonial Afric...Lee, Light-Horse Harry
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Light-Horse Harry: see Lee, Henry. ...Reid, Harry Mason, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Reid, Harry Mason, Jr. 1939–2021, American politician, b. Searchlight, Nev., Utah State Univ. (); George Washington Univ. law school (1964). A Democra...Dred Scott Case
(Encyclopedia)Dred Scott Case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1856–57. It involved the then bitterly contested issue of the status of slavery in the federal territories. In 1834, Dred Scott, a black slav...Rowling, J. K.
(Encyclopedia)Rowling, J. K. (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) rōlˈibreve;ing [key], 1965–, English author known for her popular children's books. While unemployed she completed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone...Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis
(Encyclopedia)Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 1827–1919, English banker and economist; son of Sir Francis Palgrave. He edited (1877–83) the Economist, wrote several books on economics, and served (1885) on t...Smith, Sir Harry George Wakelyn
(Encyclopedia)Smith, Sir Harry George Wakelyn, 1787–1860, British general and administrator. He served in the Peninsular War and in the War of 1812 and was a brigade major at the battle of Waterloo. He commanded ...Philby, Harry St. John Bridger
(Encyclopedia)Philby, Harry St. John Bridger, 1885–1960, British explorer, official, and author. He joined (1917) the British foreign service, was sent on a special mission to Arabia, and became the first Europea...transcendentalism , American literary and philosophical movement
(Encyclopedia)transcendentalism trănˌsĕndĕnˈtəlĭzəm [key] [Lat.,=overpassing], in literature, philosophical and literary movement that flourished in New England from about 1836 to 1860. It originated among ...Browse by Subject
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