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1886–1952, American labor leader, b. Blantyre, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines. After ...
(ädr N´ mär ´ l zhäN´dr ) (KEY) , 1752–1833, French mathematician. He is noted especially for his work on the theory of numbers, on which he ...
(dûrk b ´gärd) (KEY) , 1920–99, English film actor, b. Hampstead as Derek Van den Bogaerde. In his early career Bogarde played romantic leads in ...
1925–2005, American television entertainer, b. Corning, Iowa. Carson, who grew up in Nebraska, began his career as a magician, then wrote comedy ske...
(b t´ ) (KEY) , 1908–89, American film actress, b. Lowell, Mass., as Ruth Elizabeth Davis. One of the most durable stars of the American screen, sh...
(r m´ l ) (KEY) , 1757–1818, English law reformer. Admitted to the bar in 1783, he soon developed a wide practice in the court of chancery. He was ...