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Compton, Karl Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Compton, Karl Taylor, 1887–1954, American physicist, b. Wooster, Ohio, grad. College of Wooster (Ph.B., 1908), Princeton (Ph.D., 1912); brother of A. H. Compton. He taught at Princeton…

Still, Andrew Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Still, Andrew Taylor, 1828–1917, founder of osteopathy, b. Jonesboro, Va. He evolved the theory that all diseases and physical disorders ultimately derived from dislocations (which he…

Taylor, Glen Hearst

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Glen Hearst, 1904–84, U.S. senator (1945–51), b. Portland, Oreg. He joined (1919) a stock theatrical company and after 1926 became a business manager in various entertainment…

Robinson, Joseph Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872–1937, U.S. legislator, b. Lonoke co., Ark. He was admitted (1895) to the bar and served (1903–13) in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1913 he became…

Taylor, Francis Henry

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Francis Henry, 1903–57, American museum director, b. Philadelphia, studied throughout Europe. He began his museum career as assistant curator (1927–28) and then curator of…

Taylor, Alan John Percivale

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Alan John Percivale, 1906–90, English historian, primarily interested in diplomatic and Central European history. Educated at Oxford, he became a fellow of Magdalen College in…

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  Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Source: AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File The Oscars 2014…

Taylor, John, Mormon leader

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1808–87, American leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, b. England. He emigrated in 1832 to Canada, where he was converted (1836) to the Mormon faith…

TAYLOR, John, Congress, SC

TAYLOR, John, a Representative from South Carolina; birth date unknown; member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1802-1805; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress…

Taylor, John, English writer

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1578?–1653, English writer. He was a boatman on the Thames and hence is often called the Water Poet. A traveler throughout England and the Continent, he recorded his…