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Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron: see Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton. ...Larkin, Oliver Waterman
(Encyclopedia)Larkin, Oliver Waterman, 1896–1970, American art historian, b. Medford, Mass. Larkin taught at Smith from 1924 to 1964. His major work is Art and Life in America (1949; Pulitzer Prize in history, 19...Goldsmith, Oliver
(Encyclopedia)Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?–1774, Anglo-Irish author. The son of an Irish clergyman, he was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1749. He studied medicine at Edinburgh and Leiden, but his career ...Baker, Oliver Edwin
(Encyclopedia)Baker, Oliver Edwin, 1883–1949, American economic geographer, grad. Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. He studied forestry at Yale and agriculture and economics at the Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D., 1921...Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron: see Buchan, John. ...Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron: see Lubbock, Sir John. ...Davis, Benjamin Oliver
(Encyclopedia)Davis, Benjamin Oliver, 1877–1970, American general, b. Washington, D.C. After studying (1897–98) at Howard Univ., Davis served as a lieutenant in the Spanish-American War and in 1899 enlisted in ...Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
(Encyclopedia)Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, 1838–1923, English statesman and man of letters. Educated at Oxford, he made his reputation as a journalist in London and served (1867–82) as editor...Barrow, Dean Oliver
(Encyclopedia)Barrow, Dean Oliver, 1951–, Belizean political leader, prime minister of Belize (2008–20). A lawyer and member of the United Democratic party (UDP), he served in the Belize House of Representative...Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph, 1851–1940, English physicist, grad. University College, London (B.S., 1875; D.Sc., 1877). He made valuable contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy and condu...Browse by Subject
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