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1943–, Australian novelist, b. near Melbourne. Carey’s combination of science fiction and fantasy motifs with a realistic style, displayed in such...
(g ´ s, g ´–) (KEY) , fl. 2d cent., Roman jurist. He is known for the Institutes (repr., 2 vol., 1967; Vol. I is a translation of the text, Vol. I...
1820–1910, English nurse, the founder of modern nursing, b. Florence, Italy. Her life was dedicated to the care of the sick and war wounded. In 1844...
(än´t n vän l ´v nh k´´) (KEY) , 1632–1723, Dutch student of natural history and maker of microscopes, b. Delft. His use of lenses in examini...
( r-r ´rä) (KEY) , c.1570–1635, Jewish philosopher and kabbalist, also called Alonso Nunez de Herrera and Abraham Irira. Born possibly in Portugal...
(yän ng´ nhous) (KEY) , 1730–99, Dutch scientist. He practiced medicine in Holland, England, and Vienna and was noted for his skillful inoculatio...