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BIOGRAPHICAL NAMES

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Æschinesĕs´kĭ-nēz

Æschylusĕs´kĭ-lŭs

Agassizăg´ȧ-s[+e] or ȧ-găs´sĭz

Agesilausȧ-jĕs-ĭ-lā´ŭs

Alaricăl´ȧ-rĭk

Alcibiadesăl-sĭ-bī´ȧ-dēz

Alcottawl´kŏt

Ali Pashaä´lē pȧ-shä´

Ampèreŏɴ´pâr´

Andréăn´dr[+a] or ăn´drĭ

Anneăn, not ăn´n[+e]

Anthonyăn´t[+o]-nĭ

Apellesȧ-pĕl´lēz

Archimedesär´kĭ-mē´dēz

Aristidesăr´ĭs-tī´dēz

Ayllon, ded[+a] īl-y[+o]n´

Bachbäᴋ

Balfourbăl´fo͞or or băl´fẽr

Balzacbäl´zäk´, băl´zăk, Eng.

Bartholdibär´tōl´dē´, Fr.

Beaconsfieldbĕk´ŭnz-fēld or bē´kŭnz-fēld

Blücherblo͞o´kẽr

Boadiceabō-ăd-ĭ-sē´ȧ

Boleyn, Annebo͝ol´ĭn, ăn

Bolingbrokebŏl´ĭng-bro͝ok

Bowdoinbō´d'n

Buchananbŭk-ăn´an

Burleighbûr´lĭ

Cabotkăb´ŭt

Cambyseskăm-bī´sēz

Carlislekär-līl´

Cartierkär´ty[+a]´

Cleopatraklē´[+o]-pā´trȧ

C[oe]ur de Lionkẽr de lī´ŭn, kẽr de l[+e]´[+o]ɴ´, Fr.

Coleridgekōl´rĭj

Colfaxkōl´făks

Coligni or Colignyk[+o]´l[+e]n´yē´ or kō-lēn´y[+e]

Constantinekŏn´stan-tīn

Corneillekôr-nāl´ or kor´nāy´

Cuvierkü´v[+e]-[+a]´

Disraelidĭz-rā´lĭ

Dorédō´r[+a]´

Dumasdụ´mä´

Duquesnedụ´kān´

Eiffelī´fĕl or ĕf´fĕl´

Enckeĕṉk´e

Ericĕr´ĭk or ē´rĭk

Estaing, d'dĕs´tăɴ´

Farragutfăr´a-gŭt

Faustfoust

Flammarionflä´mä´r[+e]´[+o]ɴ´ Fr.

Froebelfrẽb´el

Froudefro͞od

Galileogăl-ĭ-lē´[+o]

Gama, dadä gä´mä

Garibaldigăr-ĭ-băl´dĭ or gä-r[+e]-bäl´d[+e]

Gaussgous

Geikieḡē´kĭ

Goethegẽ´te

Gounodgo͞o´nō´

Grouchygro͞o´shē´

Guelphgwĕlf

Guizotgw[+e]´zō´ or g[+e]´zō´

Gustavusgŭs-tā´vŭs, Eng.

Gutenberggo͞ot´en-bĕrg

Haeckelhĕk´el

Halsteadha̤l´sted

Hastingshāst´ĭngs

Hegelhā´gel

Hemanshĕm´anz

Hesiodhē´sĭ-od

Hippocrateshĭp-pŏk´rȧ-tēz

Houston, Sam.hūs´tŭn

Jolietzhō´lē´ā´

Joulejo͞ol

Kaulbachkoul´bäᴋ

Lancasterlăṉk´as-tẽr

Lanneslăn or län

Laplacelä´pläs´, Fr.

La Sallelä säl´, Fr.

Liddelllĭd´el

Liebiglē´bĭg

Linnæuslĭn-nē´ŭs

Lisztlĭst

L'Ouverturelo͞o´vĕr´tụr´

Maria Theresamȧ-rī´ȧ te-rē´sȧ

Marquettemär´kĕt´

Miltiadesmĭl-tī´ȧ-dēz

Mirabeaum[+e]´rä´bō´, Fr.

Moltkemōlt´ke

Montagumŏn´tȧ-g[+u]

Montcalmmŏnt-käm´

Montesquieumŏn´tĕs-kū´

Mosbymōz´bĭ

Moultriemo͞ol´trĭ or mo͞o´trĭ

Mühlbachmül´bäᴋ

Müllermü´ler

Muratmü´rä´, Fr.

Murillomo͞o-rēl´y[+o], Sp. m[+u]-rĭl´l[+o], Eng.

Neynā

Oerstedẽr´stĕd

Ohmōm

Pecci (Leo XIII)pĕt´ch[+e]

Pestalozzipĕs-tä-lŏt´s[+e]

Pinzonp[+e]n-thōn´, Sp.

Pizarrop[+e]-zăr´r[+o]

Powhatanpow´hȧ-tăn´

Pythagoraspĭ-thăg´[+o]-ras

Réaumurr[+a]´[+o]´mur´ or rō´mẽr

Reclusre-klü´

Ribault or Ribautr[+e]´bō´

Richelieur[+e]´she-lo͞o´

Rienzir[+e]-ĕn´z[+e]

Robespierrerō´bes-pēr´ Fr. r[+o]´bĕs´p[+e]-âr´

Rooseveltrōz´e-vĕlt[6] (Theodore)

Rousseauro͞o´sō´

Schillershĭl´ẽr

Schopenhauershō´pen-hou´ẽr

Schurzsho͝orts

Secchisĕk´k[+e]

Semiramiss[+e]-mĭr´ȧ-mĭs

Sigourneysĭg´ēr-nĭ, not sĭj´'-

Soultso͞olt

Spinozasp[+e]-nō´zä

Strabostrā´b[+o]

Stuyvesantstī´ve-sant

Thalesthā´lēz

Titiantĭsh´an

Tocquevilletŏk´vĭl or t[+o]k´vēl´, Fr.

Vasco da Gamaväs´k[+o] dä gä´mä

Vespasianvĕs-pā´zhĭ-an

Vespuccivĕs-po͞ot´ch[+e]

Warwickwŏr´ĭk

Worcesterwo͝os´tẽr, not wo͞os´tẽr

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