Lawrence

[lawr-uhns, lor-]

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D(avid) H(erbert), 1885–1930, English novelist.
Ernest O(rlando), 1901–58, U.S. physicist: inventor of the cyclotron; Nobel Prize 1939.
Gertrude, 1901?–52, English actress.
Jacob, 1917–2000, U.S. painter and educator.
James, 1781–1813, U.S. naval officer in the War of 1812.
Latin Laurentius.��Saint. Also died a.d. 258?, early church martyr.
Sir Thomas, 1769–1830, English painter.
T(homas) E(dward) T. E. ShawLawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935, English archaeologist, adventurer, soldier, and writer.
a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.
a city in E Kansas, on the Kansas River.
a town in central Indiana.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “a man of Laurentum.”

Lawrence

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Saint. died 258 _ad , Roman martyr: according to tradition he was roasted to death on a gridiron. Feast day: Aug 10
D ( avid ) H ( erbert ). 1885–1930, British novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Many of his works deal with the destructiveness of modern industrial society, contrasted with the beauty of nature and instinct, esp the sexual impulse. His novels include Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)
Ernest Orlando. 1901–58, US physicist, who invented the cyclotron (1931): Nobel prize for physics 1939
Gertrude. 1898–1952, British actress, noted esp for her roles in comedies such as Noël Coward's Private Lives (1930)
Sir Thomas. 1769–1830, British portrait painter
T ( homas ) E ( dward ), known as Lawrence of Arabia. 1888–1935, British soldier and writer. He took a major part in the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916–18), proving himself an outstanding guerrilla leader. He described his experiences in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)

Lawrence

American physicist who in 1929 built the first cyclotron, which he used to study the structure of the atom, transmute elements, and produce artificial radiation. His work laid the foundation for the development of the atomic bomb.

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And Sheinbaum, who did doctoral studies for four years at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, added: “California would not be what it is without Mexicans.”

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Groundhogs, a type of large ground squirrel native to North America, are commonplace around the track in Montreal, which is on an artificial island in the Saint Lawrence River.

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Play was suspended with 13 players unable to complete round two, including Lawrence who, six hours and six minutes after he teed off, had just a four-foot par putt remaining when the horn sounded.

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Lawrence says she’s intrigued by the potential for “slightly off scents.”

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"Sidhu used to send 'good morning' and 'good night' messages in an effort to flatter Lawrence."

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