(Encyclopedia) Deisenhofer, JohannDeisenhofer, Johanndīˈzənhōˌfər [key], 1943–, German chemist, Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, 1974. He was a researcher at the Max Planck Institute…
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(Encyclopedia) Cecil, Lord DavidCecil, Lord Davidsĭsˈəl, sĕs– [key] (Lord Edward Christian David Gascoyne Cecil), 1902–86, English biographer. He was professor of English literature at Oxford (1948–…
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