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Anderson [ˈændəsən] n (Placename) a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles) Anderson2 n
1. (Biographies / Anderson, Carl David (1905-1991) M, US, SCIENCE: physicist) Carl David. 1905-91, US physicist, who discovered the positron in cosmic rays (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1936 2. (Biographies / Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836-1917) F, English, MEDICINE: physician, POLITICS: feminist) Elizabeth Garrett. 1836-1917, English physician and feminist: a campaigner for the admission of women to the professions 3. (Biographies / Anderson, John (1893-1962) M, Australiannational of birth: Scottish, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) John. 1893-1962, Australian philosopher, born in Scotland, whose theories are expounded in Studies in Empirical Philosophy (1962) 4. (Biographies / Anderson, Judith (1898-1992) F, Australian, THEATRE: actress) Dame Judith, real name Frances Margaret Anderson. 1898- 1992, Australian stage and film actress 5. (Biographies / Anderson, Lindsay (Gordon) (1923-1994) M, British, FILMS AND TV: director, THEATRE: theatre director) Lindsay (Gordon) 1923-94, British film and theatre director: his films include This Sporting Life (1963), If (1968), O Lucky Man! (1973), and The Whales of August (1987) 6. (Biographies / Anderson, Marian (1902-1993) F, US, MUSIC: contralto) Marian. 1902-93, US contralto, the first Black permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York 7. (Biographies / Anderson, Philip Warren (1923 M, US, SCIENCE: physicist) Philip Warren. born 1923, US physicist, noted for his work on solid-state physics. Nobel prize for physics 1977 8. (Biographies / Anderson, Sherwood (1874-1941) M, US, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: short-story writer) Sherwood. 1874-1941, US novelist and short-story writer, best known for Winesburg Ohio (1919), a collection of short stories illustrating small-town life ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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