Bruce

Bruce  (brs), Blanche Kelso 1841-1898.

American political leader who was the first African-American politician to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate (1875-1881).

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Bruce, Sir David 1855-1931.

Australian physician and bacteriologist known for his description (1887) of the bacterium that causes undulant fever, or brucellosis.

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Bruce, Lenny Originally Leonard Alfred Schneider. 1926-1966.

American comedian whose scathing, often obscene humor strongly influenced later comics.

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Bruce, Robert the

See Robert I².

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Bruce, Stanley Melbourne. First Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883-1967.

Australian politician who was prime minister (1923-1929) and a delegate (1933-1936) to the League of Nations.

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Bruce [bruːs]

n

Brit a jocular name for an Australian man

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Bruce¹

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1. (Biographies / Bruce, James (1730-1794) M, British, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) James. 1730-94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)

2. (Biographies / Bruce, Lenny (1925-1966) M, US, THEATRE: comedian) Lenny. 1925-66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit

3. (Biographies / Bruce, Robert the) Robert the. See Robert I

4. (Biographies / Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883-1967) M, Australian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Stanley Melbourne, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883-1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923-29)

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Noun	1.	Bruce - Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) David Bruce, Sir David Bruce
	2.	Bruce - king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) Robert I, Robert the Bruce