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. Herbert Blythe, Maurice Barrymore |
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. Charles Herbert Best, C. H. Best |
Bush | (n) vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924), Syn. George Herbert Walker Bush, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, President 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. President Hoover, Herbert Clark Hoover, Herbert Hoover |
Kitchener | (n) British field marshal (1850-1916), Syn. Horatio Herbert Kitchener, First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, Herbert Kitchener |
Land | (n) United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991), Syn. Edwin Herbert Land, Din 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. Zeppo, Herbert Marx |
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. Herbert Alexander Simon, Herbert A. Simon, Herb 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 |