A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Gilbert Crispin ... gimlet Gilbert Crispin English cleric, biblical exegete, and proponent of the thought of St. Anselm of Canterbury. Gilbert disease (from the article "digestive system disease") ...enzyme systems are not fully developed. This disorder is self-limited, may require occasional exposures to ... Gilbert Foliot Anglo-Norman Cluniac monk who became bishop of Hereford and later of London; he was an ... Gilbert Islands group of 16 coral islands and atolls, part of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean ... [2 Related Articles] Gilbert Library and Prisoners' Aid Society (from the article "Gilbert, Linda") ...attached to her undertakings. Her Sketch of the Life and Work of Linda Gilbert (1876), ... Gilbert of Sempringham, Saint English priest, prelate, and founder of the Ordo Gilbertinorum Canonicorum or Ordo Sempringensis (Order of ... Gilbert, Anne Jane Hartley American dancer and actress, popular on the 19th-century stage for her character roles. Gilbert, Cass architect, designer of the Woolworth Building (1908-13) in New York City and of the United ... [2 Related Articles] Gilbert, Ellen (from the article "chess") Women also gained distinction in postal and problem chess during this period. An American woman, ... Gilbert, Felix (from the article "Europe, history of") The History of Italy has rightly been called a tragedy by the American historian Felix ... Gilbert, Goldsmith C. (from the article "Muncie") ...S. and Helen M. Lynd. The name (shortened in 1845 from Munseetown or Munsey Town) ... Gilbert, Grove Karl U.S. geologist, one of the founders of modern geomorphology, the study of landforms. He first ... [3 Related Articles] Gilbert, John romantic leading man of the silent era, known as the "Great Lover." In retrospect, his ... 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Gilberto, Joao (from the article "bossa nova") ...1950s from a union of samba (a Brazilian dance and music) and cool jazz. The ... Gilbreth, Frank Bunker American engineer who, with his wife, Lillian Gilbreth, developed the method of time-and-motion study, as ... [3 Related Articles] Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, Jr. American novelist and journalist (b. March 17, 1911, Plainfield, N.J.-d. Feb. 18, 2001, Charleston, S.C.), ... Gilbreth, Lillian Evelyn American psychologist and engineer who, with her husband, Frank Bunker Gilbreth, developed methods to increase ... [3 Related Articles] Gilchrist v. Collector of Charleston (from the article "Johnson, William") Although Jefferson and Johnson remained friends until the former's death in 1826, Johnson did not ... Gilchrist, John Borthwick (from the article "Hindustani language") ...Delhi, Meerut, and Saharanpur, it was spread throughout India by the Mughals and merchants. In ... Gilchrist, Percy metallurgist who, with his better-known cousin Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, devised in 1876-77 a process (thereafter ... [1 Related Articles] Gildas British historian of the 6th century. A monk, he founded a monastery in Brittany known ... Gilded Age period of gross materialism and blatant political corruption in U.S. history during the 1870s that ... [1 Related Articles] Gilder, Jeannette Leonard American editor and writer, a prolific and influential figure in popular journalism, particularly in the ... Gildersleeve, Basil Lanneau (from the article "textual criticism") ...that the transmitted text (or its variants) are not authentic, he normally has no recourse ... gilding the art of decorating the whole or parts of wood, metal, plaster, glass, or other ... [6 Related Articles] Gildo Moorish potentate who rebelled against Rome in 397-398. [1 Related Articles] Gilead area of ancient Palestine east of the Jordan River, corresponding to modern northwestern Jordan. The ... Gilels, Emil Soviet concert pianist admired for his superb technique, tonal control, and disciplined approach. Giles of Rome Scholastic theologian, philosopher, logician, archbishop, and general and intellectual leader of the Order of the ... [2 Related Articles] Giles, Carl Ronald British cartoonist (b. Sept. 29, 1916, London, England--d. Aug. 27, 1995, Ipswich, Suffolk, England), for ... Giles, Ernest (from the article "Great Victoria Desert") ...reserves. A vast expanse of sand hills, partly fixed by Triodia (Spinifex) grass and salt ... Giles, H.A. English scholar of Chinese language and culture, who helped to popularize the Wade-Giles system for ... [2 Related Articles] Giles, Harriet E. (from the article "Packard, Sophia B.") ...she became preceptor and a teacher at the New Salem Academy in 1855. After a ... Giles, William (from the article "Gerry, Elbridge") ...ticket with Madison. In 1813, while presiding over the Senate, Gerry, who along with Madison ... Gilgamesh the best known of all ancient Mesopotamian heroes. Numerous tales in the Akkadian language have ... [18 Related Articles] Gilgit town in the Northern Areas of the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region, in the ... Gilgit (from the article "Indus River") The Shigar joins the Indus on the right bank near Skardu in Baltistan. The Gilgit, ... gilgul (from the article "dybbuk") Isaac Luria (1534-72), a mystic, laid the grounds for Jewish belief in a dybbuk with ... Gilherme Guinle Steel Plant (from the article "Volta Redonda") ...Sao Paulo, whose manufacturing industries together use the majority of the iron and steel produced ... Gilks, Alfred (from the article "1951: Other Winners") ...to NoonStory and Screenplay: Alan Jay Lerner for An American in ParisCinematography, Black-and-White: William C. ... Gilkyson, Tony (from the article "X") ...included Dave Alvin (b. Nov. 11, 1955Los Angeles, Calif.) and Tony Gilkyson. gill in biology, type of respiratory organ found in many aquatic animals, including a number of ... [20 Related Articles] gill in measurement, unit of volume in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems. It ... gill filament (from the article "respiration") The gills of fishes are supported by a series of gill arches encased within a ... gill lamella (from the article "bivalve") ...posterior respiratory gills have enlarged and moved to lie lateral to the body as paired ... gill net (from the article "net") The primary types of net used for fishing are drift nets, surrounding (encircling, or encompassing) ... gill pouch (from the article "respiration") Among the most primitive of present-day vertebrates are the cyclostomes (lampreys and hagfishes), the gill ... Gill Sans Serif (from the article "Gill, (Arthur) Eric (Rowton)") Typefaces he designed included Perpetua (1925), Gill Sans Serif (1927), Joanna (1930), and Bunyan, designed ... gill septum (from the article "muscle") In bony fishes the gill septum of the hyoid arch is greatly modified to become ... gill slit (from the article "chordate") ...marine animals, either benthic (bottom dwellers) or pelagic (inhabitants of open water), that often form ... Gill, (Arthur) Eric (Rowton) British sculptor, engraver, typographic designer, and writer, especially known for his elegantly styled lettering and ... [1 Related Articles] Gill, Andre French caricaturist who used a style of enlarged heads dwarfing undersized bodies, often copied by ... Gill, Brendan American critic and writer chiefly known for his work as critic of film, drama, and ... [1 Related Articles] Gill, Frank (from the article "bird") This classification is a synthesis of current information compiled by American ornithologist Frank Gill (2002). Gill, Irving John American architect important for introducing a severe, geometric style of architecture in California and for ... Gill, John patriot and publisher who was a leading advocate of American colonial independence from Britain. [1 Related Articles] Gill, Laura Drake American educator, remembered particularly for her role in establishing organized placement assistance for educated women. Gill, Sir David Scottish astronomer known for his measurements of solar and stellar parallax, showing the distances of ... [1 Related Articles] gill-netter (from the article "commercial fishing") Gill nets are used by all sizes of fishing boat up to 20 metres in ... Gillam, Bernhard American political cartoonist noted for his influential cartoons associated with the U.S. presidential campaigns of ... 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Gillespie, Mother Angela American religious leader who guided her order in dramatically expanding higher education for women by ... Gillespie, Rowan (from the article "Dublin") ...the Irish Potato Famine (1845-49), when tens of thousands flocked into the city from the ... Gillespie, Thomas Scottish Presbyterian minister who assisted in founding the Relief Church (Oct. 22, 1761), a Presbyterian ... Gillete, Harper Lee (from the article "matador") ...alternativa (the ceremony in which a novice becomes a full matador) in Spain and became ... Gillette town, seat (1911) of Campbell county, northeastern Wyoming, U.S., midway between the Black Hills (east) ... Gillette, King Camp American inventor and first manufacturer of a razor with disposable blades. [2 Related Articles] Gillette, William Hooker American playwright and actor noted for his portrayal of the title role in Sherlock Holmes, ... Gilliatt, Penelope English writer of essays, short stories, screenplays, and novels. Her fiction is noted for its ... [1 Related Articles] Gillie Callum (from the article "sword dance") ...the Balkans) and also appear in India, Borneo, and other areas. Characteristically, one or more ... Gillieron, Jules (from the article "linguistics") The famous French linguistic atlas of Jules Gillieron and Edmond Edmont was based on a ... Gillies, Harold Delf (from the article "medicine, history of") ...For almost the first time, surgeons realized that their work did not end with a ... Gilliland, John L. (from the article "glassware") Among the outstanding makers of fine lead glass in the middle Atlantic states were the ... Gillingham town and port, unitary authority of Medway, geographic and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, ... Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center (from the article "leprosy") ...near Carville, Louisiana, on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Early in the 20th century, ... Gilliss, James Melville U.S. naval officer and astronomer who founded the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., the first ... Gillman, Sid American football coach (b. Oct. 26, 1911, Minneapolis, Minn.-d. Jan. 3, 2003, Los Angeles, Calif.), ... Gillot, Claude French painter, engraver, and theatrical designer best known as the master of the great painter ... [4 Related Articles] gillotage (from the article "photoengraving") ...by depositing an etchant-resistant material about the sidewalls of etched lines and dots, thus preventing ... Gillray, James English caricaturist chiefly remembered for lively political cartoons directed against George III of England and ... [1 Related Articles] Gilly, David (from the article "Western architecture") ...Frederick William II of Prussia (reigned 1786-97) decided to make Berlin a cultural centre dominated ... Gilly, Friedrich (from the article "Western architecture") Friedrich Gilly built little, dying in 1800, but he left some remarkable designs that justify ... gillyflower any of several scented flowering plants, especially the carnation, or clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus), stock ... Gilman reagent another name for organocopper compounds used for carbon-carbon bond formation in organic synthesis. Compounds of ... Gilman, Alfred G. American pharmacologist who shared the 1994 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with American biochemist ... [2 Related Articles] Gilman, Caroline Howard popular American writer and publisher, much of whose work reflected her conviction of the importance ... Gilman, Charlotte Anna Perkins American feminist, lecturer, writer, and publisher who was a leading theorist of the women's movement ... [1 Related Articles] Gilman, Daniel Coit American educator and first president of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Gilman, Harold (from the article "London Group") ...Club, another exhibiting association. The London Group brought together several English artists' alliances, the most ... Gilman, Henry (from the article "Gilman reagent") another name for organocopper compounds used for carbon-carbon bond formation in organic synthesis. Compounds of ... Gilmer, Elizabeth Meriwether American journalist who achieved great popular success as an advice columnist and with sentimentalized coverage ... Gilmore, John E. U.S. jazz drummer and tenor saxophonist whose improvisations highlighted the Sun Ra trio (b. Sept. ... Gilmore, Mary (from the article "Australian literature") The character of the times is perhaps best represented in the work of such diverse ... Gilmore, Patrick leading American bandmaster and a virtuoso cornetist, noted for his flamboyant showmanship, innovations in instrumentation, ... [1 Related Articles] Gilmour, David (from the article "Pink Floyd") ...July 28, 1945London-d. Sept. 15, 2008London), and guitarist David Gilmour (b. March 6, 1944Cambridge). Gilpatric, Guy (from the article "underwater diving") ...or the latter over the former may be used in cold water. Skin diving was ... Gilpin, Bernard English cleric, one of the most conscientious and broad-minded upholders of the Elizabethan church settlement, ... Gilpin, Laura American photographer noted for her images of the landscape and native people of the American ... Gilpin, William (from the article "Price, Sir Uvedale, 1st Baronet") British landscape designer and, with the writer-artist William Gilpin and Richard Payne Knight, one of ... Gilruth, Robert Rowe American aeronautical engineer and administrator (b. Oct. 8, 1913, Nashwauk, Minn.-d. Aug. 17, 2000, Charlottesville, ... Gilson, Etienne French Christian philosopher and historian of medieval thought, one of the most eminent international scholars ... gilsonite (from the article "Bitumens") ...applications even today. The Pitch Lake on the island of Trinidad was the first large ... gimbal (from the article "chronometer") The modern chronometer is, broadly speaking, a large, well-made watch but with a detached chronometer ... gimbaling inertial navigation system (from the article "inertial guidance system") There are two fundamentally different types of inertial navigation systems: gimbaling systems and strapdown systems. ... Gimbel, Norman (from the article "1979: Other Winners") ...Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score: Ralph Burns for All That JazzOriginal Song: ... Gimie, Mount (from the article "Saint Lucia") The island is of volcanic origin and is bisected from north to south by a ... gimlet (from the article "gin") ...are usually served unmixed or with water. The drier types, sometimes called London dry, may ...

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