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Birkhoff, Garrett
(Encyclopedia) Birkhoff, GarrettBirkhoff, Garrettgârˈət bûrˈkôf [key], 1911–96, American mathematician, b. Princeton, N.J.; son of George David Birkhoff. He was educated at Harvard (B.A., 1932) where…Bailey, Liberty Hyde
(Encyclopedia) Bailey, Liberty Hyde, 1858–1954, American botanist and horticulturist, b. South Haven, Mich., grad. Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1882. At Cornell he was…Schumpeter, Joseph Alois
(Encyclopedia) Schumpeter, Joseph AloisSchumpeter, Joseph Aloisyōˈzĕf äˈlōēs sh&oobreve;mˈpāˌtər [key], 1883–1950, Austrian-American economist, LL.D. Univ. of Vienna, 1906. He began practicing…Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
(Encyclopedia) Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton, 1823–96, English poet. Patmore's first poetry, published in 1844, led to an assistant librarianship (1846–65) at the British Museum. His principal…stamp tax
(Encyclopedia) stamp tax, method of collecting duties on certain transactions by means of a validating stamp attached to the taxable instrument, which may be a judicial act, a commercial document, a…Oman, Sir Charles William Chadwick
(Encyclopedia) Oman, Sir Charles William ChadwickOman, Sir Charles William Chadwickōˈmən [key], 1860–1946, British historian, b. India, educated at Oxford under William Stubbs. He was a foremost…ombudsman
(Encyclopedia) ombudsmanombudsmanämˈbədzmən [key] [Swed.,=agent or representative], public official appointed to deal with individual complaints against government acts. The office originated in…Austin, John
(Encyclopedia) Austin, John, 1790–1859, English jurist. He served (1826–32) as professor of jurisprudence at the Univ. of London, and his lectures were published (with additional material) as The…Rivers, William Halse Rivers
(Encyclopedia) Rivers, William Halse Rivers, 1864–1922, British anthropologist. He taught at Cambridge from 1893 until shortly before his death. Trained in medicine and psychology, he pioneered in…Eating Disorders: Treatment
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