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(h v´ l nd) (KEY) , 1792–1852, American architect, b. Philadelphia. Haviland was noted as a pioneer in prison architecture. His design for the Penn...
(h lv ´sh s, Fr. kl d ädr N´ lv syüs´) (KEY) , 1715–71, French philosopher, one of the Encyclopedists. He held the post of farmer-general (i....
(hôrk´h ´´m r, hôr´k ´´–) (KEY) , 1895–1973, German philosopher and sociologist. As director (1930–58) of the Institute for Social Resea...
(h lv ´sh s, Fr. kl d ädr N´ lv syüs´) (KEY) , 1715–71, French philosopher, one of the Encyclopedists. He held the post of farmer-general (i....
1904–69, American jazz musician, b. St. Joseph, Mo. He began playing saxophone at the age of 9. He was part of Fletcher Henderson’s band from 1924...
(hw shûr) (KEY) , c.380–c.300 B.C., Chinese logician, remembered for his paradoxes. Little is known about his life, except that he was a provincia...