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Evans

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Ev·ans  (vnz), Sir Arthur John 1851-1941.
British archaeologist who unearthed in Crete remnants of a Bronze Age civilization that he named Minoan, after the legendary King Minos.
Evans, Herbert McLean 1882-1971.
American anatomist who isolated four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1922).
Evans, Janet Born 1971.
American swimmer who competed in three Olympic games (1988, 1992, and 1996), winning four gold medals and one silver.
Evans, Mount
A peak, 4,350.5 m (14,264 ft) high, of north-central Colorado in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
Evans, Walker 1903-1975.
American photographer noted for his studies of architecture and for his images of the rural South during the 1930s.
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Noun1.EvansEvans - United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
Herbert McLean Evans
2.Evans - British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans


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I was telling Evans one night, I remember, of some wonderful workings I had found whilst hunting koodoo and eland in what is now the Lydenburg district of the Transvaal.
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In the course of another fortnight I had seen sufficient of Frances Evans Henri, to enable me to form a more definite opinion of her character.
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Evans, came and chatted with her, telling her that she had a charming voice and "interpreted" her selections beautifully.
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