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Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan
(Encyclopedia)Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan, 1902–73, English social anthropologist. He made several expeditions to Africa. His major contributions lie in the fields of social anthropology and comparative religion...Jones, Sir Edward Burne-
(Encyclopedia)Jones, Sir Edward Burne-: see Burne-Jones. ...Judson, Edward Zane Carroll
(Encyclopedia)Judson, Edward Zane Carroll: see Buntline, Ned. ...James Francis Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia)James Francis Edward Stuart: see Stuart, James Francis Edward. ...Appleton, Sir Edward Victor
(Encyclopedia)Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, English physicist, grad. St. John's College, Cambridge. After returning from active service in World War I, he became assistant demonstrator in experimental p...Mayor, Michel Gustave Edward
(Encyclopedia)Mayor, Michel Gustave Edward, 1942–, Swiss astrophysicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Geneva, 1971. He spent his entire career at the Univ. of Geneva, retiring as professor emeritus in 2007. In 2019 Mayor and D...O'Meara, Barry Edward
(Encyclopedia)O'Meara, Barry Edward ōmäˈrə [key], 1786–1836, Irish physician. A surgeon in the British navy, he attended the exiled French emperor Napoleon I on St. Helena and became involved in a feud with N...Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael
(Encyclopedia)Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael păkˈənəm [key], 1778–1815, British general. He entered the army in 1794 and served in the wars against Napoleon I, emperor of France. He distinguished himself in the...Ord, Edward Otho Cresap
(Encyclopedia)Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818–83, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Cumberland, Md. He commanded a brigade in Virginia (1861–62), was promoted to major general of volunteers, and fought ...Mars, Forrest Edward, Sr.
(Encyclopedia)Mars, Forrest Edward, Sr.: see under Mars, family of American food manufacturers. ...Browse by Subject
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