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(gôl´t n) (KEY) , 1822–1911, English scientist, founder of eugenics; cousin of Charles Darwin. He turned from exploration and meteorology (where h...
1774–1814, English naval captain and hydrographer, noted for his charting and coast surveys of Australia and Tasmania. From 1795 to 1799 and again f...
1934–, British fashion designer. After opening her boutique in London to sell clothes, she began to design them as well. She was one of the originat...
(älfr d´ g y m´ gäbr l´, dôrs ´) (KEY) , 1801–52, French dandy. The son of a Bonapartist general, he went to England in 1821, where he met M...
(h k´l t, h k´ lw t) (KEY) , 1552?–1616, English geographer. He graduated in 1574 from Oxford, where he later lectured on geography. A passionate ...
(vy k´t r l vôv´y ch kôrch´noi) (KEY) , 1931–, Russian-Swiss chess master. A long-time leading Soviet player, he lost to Anatoly Karpov in 1974...