Scott (redirected from Scott, Sir Robert (Falcon))

Scott  (skt), Dred 1795?-1858.

American slave who sued for his liberty after spending four years with his master in a territory where slavery had been banned by the Missouri Compromise. The resulting decision by the U.S. Supreme Court (1857) declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional because a slave could not be taken from a master without due process of law.

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Scott, Robert Falcon 1868-1912.

British explorer who reached the South Pole (January 1912) only to find that Roald Amundsen had discovered the spot one month before.

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Scott, Sir Walter 1771-1832.

British writer of ballads and historical novels, a genre he developed. His works include Waverley (1814) and Ivanhoe (1819).

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Noun	1.	Scott - award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) George C. Scott
	2.	Scott - English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) Robert Falcon Scott, Robert Scott
	3.	Scott - United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) Winfield Scott
	4.	Scott - British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott
	5.	Scott - United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) Dred Scott