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(äNr ´ lw düäm l´ dü môNs ´) (KEY) , 1700–1782, French agriculturist and tree expert. He did experimental work on plant physiology and ecol...
(dôr´s t) (KEY) , 1872–1935, American biochemist, b. Columbia, Tenn.; grad. Univ. of Tenn. (B.S., 1893) and Columbian (now George Washington) Univ...
c.430–367 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse. Of humble origin, he entered politics as a supporter of the poorer classes. Having prompted (400 B.C.) a measure...
(d m ´tr s f l r´ s, f l r´ s) (KEY) [Lat.,=of Phalerum], d. c.280 B.C., Athenian orator. One of the first Peripatetics, he wrote extensively in...
(d m s´th n z) (KEY) , 384?–322 B.C., Greek orator, generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators. He was a pupil of Isaeus, and—althoug...
fl. 368–344 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army. ...