wilson | (n) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870), Syn. Harriet Wilson |
wilson | (n) English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991), Syn. Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson |
wilson | (n) Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813), Syn. Alexander Wilson |
wilson | (n) United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918), Syn. Robert Woodrow Wilson |
wilson | (n) Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993), Syn. John Tuzo Wilson |
wilson | (n) American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798), Syn. James Wilson |
wilson | (n) United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929), Syn. E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson |
wilson | (n) Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959), Syn. Charles Thomson Rees Wilson |
wilson | (n) United States literary critic (1895-1972), Syn. Edmund Wilson |
wilson | (n) 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924), Syn. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson |