herbert | (n) United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924), Syn. Victor Herbert |
sherbert | (n) a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin, Syn. sherbet |
barrymore | (n) United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905), Syn. Maurice Barrymore, Herbert Blythe |
best | (n) Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978), Syn. C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best |
bush | (n) vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924), Syn. George Herbert Walker Bush, George H.W. Bush, President Bush, George Bush |
evans | (n) United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971), Syn. Herbert McLean Evans |
hitchings | (n) United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998), Syn. George Herbert Hitchings |
hoover | (n) 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964), Syn. Herbert Clark Hoover, President Hoover, Herbert Hoover |
kitchener | (n) British field marshal (1850-1916), Syn. Herbert Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum |
land | (n) United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991), Syn. Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land |
lawrence | (n) English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930), Syn. David Herbert Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence |
marcuse | (n) United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979), Syn. Herbert Marcuse |
marx | (n) United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979), Syn. Herbert Marx, Zeppo |
mcluhan | (n) Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980), Syn. Marshall McLuhan, Herbert Marshall McLuhan |
mead | (n) United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931), Syn. George Herbert Mead |
simon | (n) United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001), Syn. Herb Simon, Herbert A. Simon, Herbert Alexander Simon |
spencer | (n) English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903), Syn. Herbert Spencer |
tree | (n) English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917), Syn. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree |
wells | (n) prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946), Syn. Herbert George Wells, H. G. Wells |