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Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman

(Encyclopedia) Saintsbury, George Edward BatemanSaintsbury, George Edward Batemansāntsˈbərē [key], 1845–1933, English critic and historian. His many works on English and French literature, notable…

Ross, Sir George William

(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir George William, 1841–1914, Canadian political leader, b. Ontario. He sat (1872–83) in the House of Commons and then entered the Ontario government as minister of education.…

Roth, Frederick George Richard

(Encyclopedia) Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872–1944, American animal sculptor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., educated at Bremen, Germany, and studied art in Vienna and Berlin. His elephants, dogs, and…

Trevelyan, Sir George Otto

(Encyclopedia) Trevelyan, Sir George Otto, 1838–1928, British historian and politician. He served as a Whig member of the House of Commons from 1865 to 1897. He held posts under W. E. Gladstone as…

Torrington, George Byng, Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Torrington, George Byng, ViscountTorrington, George Byng, Viscountbĭng, tŏrˈĭngtən [key], 1663–1733, British admiral. Early in his career he helped win the support of the navy for…

Thomson, Sir George Paget

(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Sir George Paget, 1892–1975, English physicist; son of Sir Joseph John Thomson. He was professor of natural philosophy at the Univ. of Aberdeen (1922–30) and from 1930 to 1952…

Nuttall, George Henry Falkiner

(Encyclopedia) Nuttall, George Henry FalkinerNuttall, George Henry Falkinernŭtˈôl [key], 1862–1937, American-British bacteriologist, b. San Francisco, M.D. Univ. of California, 1884, Ph.D. Univ. of…

Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford

(Encyclopedia) Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford, 1897–1978, British chemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1925. He joined the faculty at Cambridge in 1925 and was a professor there until he retired in 1965.…

Perley, Sir George Halsey

(Encyclopedia) Perley, Sir George Halsey, 1857–1938, Canadian statesman, b. Lebanon, N.H. As a child, he moved with his parents to Ottawa. In 1904 he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a…