- Baron Snow of Leicester
- nounEnglish writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)• Syn: ↑Snow, ↑C. P. Snow, ↑Charles Percy Snow
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Snow, C(harles) P(ercy). — Snow (snō), C(harles) P(ercy). Baron Snow of Leicester. 1905 1980. British writer and scientist who is known especially for his 11 volume series Strangers and Brothers (1940 1970). * * * … Universalium
Snow — [snō] C(harles) P(ercy) Baron Snow of Leicester 1905 80; Eng. novelist & physicist … English World dictionary
Snow, C.P. — ▪ British scientist and writer in full Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow Of The City Of Leicester born Oct. 15, 1905, Leicester, Leicestershire, Eng. died July 1, 1980, London British novelist, scientist, and government administrator. Snow … Universalium
Leicester — /les teuhr/, n. 1. 1st Earl of. See Dudley, Robert. 2. a city in Leicestershire, in central England. 290,600. 3. Leicestershire. 4. one of an English breed of large sheep, noted for its coarse, long wool and large yield of mutton. * * * I City… … Universalium
Snow, C(harles) P(ercy) — later Baron Snow (of the City of Leicester) born Oct. 15, 1905, Leicester, Leicestershire, Eng. died July 1, 1980, London British novelist, scientist, and government administrator. Snow was a molecular physicist at the University of Cambridge for … Universalium
Snow, C(harles) P(ercy) — post. barón Snow (de la ciudad de Leicester) (15 oct. 1905, Leicester, Leicestershire, Inglaterra–1 jul. 1980, Londres). Novelista, científico y funcionario de gobierno británico. Snow fue físico molecular en la Universidad de Cambridge durante… … Enciclopedia Universal
baron — /bar euhn/, n. 1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility. 2. (in Britain) a. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. b. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility. c. a member of the House of … Universalium
Baron — /bann rddawonn /, n. Michel /mee shel /, (Michel Boyron), 1653 1729, French actor. * * * I Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness.… … Universalium
snow — snowless, adj. snowlike, adj. /snoh/, n. 1. Meteorol. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the… … Universalium
Barón — (Probablemente del germ. *baro, hombre libre.) ► sustantivo 1 Título nobiliario que, en España, sigue en importancia al de vizconde. 2 POLÍTICA Persona importante y poderosa de un partido político: ■ se convirtió en el barón que catapultó la… … Enciclopedia Universal
