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Rittenhouse, David
(Encyclopedia)Rittenhouse, David, 1732–96, American astronomer and instrument maker, b. near Germantown, Pa., self-educated. A clockmaker by trade, he developed great skill in the making of mathematical instrumen...Humphreys, David
(Encyclopedia)Humphreys, David, 1752–1818, American diplomat and poet, b. present Ansonia (then in Derby), Conn. His military talents and patriotism won the friendship of General Washington and a place on his sta...Becket, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Becket, Thomas: see Thomas à Becket, Saint. ...à Becket, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)à Becket, Thomas: see Thomas à Becket, Saint. ...Kempis, Thomas à
(Encyclopedia)Kempis, Thomas à: see Thomas à Kempis. ...Abernathy, Ralph David
(Encyclopedia)Abernathy, Ralph David ăbˈərnăthˌē [key], 1926–90, American civil-rights leader, b. Linden, Ala. A Baptist minister, he helped Martin Luther King, Jr., organize the Montgomery bus boycott (195...Egerton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Butler, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Butler, Thomas: see Ossory, Thomas Butler, earl of. ...Cochrane, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Cochrane, Thomas: see Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, 10th earl of. ...Fitzgerald, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, Thomas: see Kildare, Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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