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Hart, H. L. A.

(Encyclopedia) Hart, H. L. A. (Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart), 1907–92, British legal philosopher. A lawyer and trained philosopher—he was a legal positivist—Hart subjected legal concepts to scrutiny…

Barton, Derek H. R.

(Encyclopedia) Barton, Derek H. R., 1918–98, British chemist, b. Gravesend, England, grad. Imperial College of Science and Technology (B.S. 1940, Ph.D. 1942, D.Sc. 1949). He was on the faculty of…

O'Sullivan, Timothy H.

(Encyclopedia) O'Sullivan, Timothy H., c.1840–1882, American pioneer photographer, b. New York City. O'Sullivan worked in Matthew Brady's first New York gallery and on the battlefronts of the Civil…

William HARRISON, Jr., Congress, MD

HARRISON, William, Jr., a Delegate from Maryland; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; member of the Continental Congress, 1786; engaged in shipbuilding at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md.,…

Bryant, William Cullen

(Encyclopedia) Bryant, William CullenBryant, William Cullenbrīˈənt [key], 1794–1878, American poet and newspaper editor, b. Cummington, Mass. The son of a learned and highly respected physician,…

Law, William

(Encyclopedia) Law, William, 1686–1761, English clergyman, noted for his controversial, devotional, and mystical writings. One of the nonjurors, Law was deprived of his fellowship in Emmanuel College…

William Lowndes YANCEY, Congress, AL (1814-1863)

YANCEY, William Lowndes, (uncle of Joseph Haynsworth Earle), a Representative from Alabama; born at the Falls of the Ogeechee, Warren County, Ga., August 10, 1814; attended preparatory school…

Kidd, William

(Encyclopedia) Kidd, William, 1645?–1701, British privateer and pirate, known as Captain Kidd. He went to sea in his youth and later settled in New York, where he married and owned property. In 1691…

Caxton, William

(Encyclopedia) Caxton, William, c.1421–91, English printer, the first to print books in English. He served apprenticeship as a mercer and from 1463 to 1469 was at Bruges as governor of the Merchants…