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(h p d´ m s) (KEY) , fl. 5th cent. B.C., Greek architect, b. Miletus. He was the first to plan cities according to geometric layouts. For Pericles he...
1904–78, British archaeologist, educated at Oxford. He participated in the British Museum–Univ. of Pennsylvania excavations at Ur (1925–30) and ...
(b z´ t, l ´k ) (KEY) , 1903–72, British archaeologist and anthropologist of E Africa, b. Kabete, Kenya; father of Richard Leakey. His fossil disc...
(dôm ´n k s böm) (KEY) , 1880–1955, German architect. The widely varied styles of Catholic churches designed by Böhm have strongly influenced 20...
(d nä´t brämän´t ) (KEY) , 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most...
( ktôr´ g mär´) (KEY) , 1867–1942, French architect and furniture designer. Influenced by Victor Horta, he became the first and foremost French ...