- ouis|ti|ti
- ouis|ti|ti «wihs TEE tee», noun.= wistiti. (Cf. ↑wistiti)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Beni-oui-ouis — The Beni oui ouis were Muslim yes men who collaborated with the French colonial regime in Algeria [cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I9ffptE r4YC/|title=A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria s Fight for Independence and the Origins of… … Wikipedia
Mencken, H(enry) L(ouis) — Menck·en (mĕngʹkən), H(enry) L(ouis). 1880 1956. American editor and critic. A founder and editor (1924 1933) of the American Mercury, he wrote socially critical essays, often directed toward the complacent middle class. Menck·eʹni·an (mĕng… … Universalium
Buffon, G(eorges)-L(ouis) Leclerc, comte de — born Sept. 7, 1707, Montbard, Fr. died April 16, 1788, Paris French naturalist. He studied mathematics, medicine, and botany until a duel forced him to cut short his studies. He settled on his family s estate, where he researched the calculus of… … Universalium
Guillemin, Roger C(harles) L(ouis) — born Jan. 11, 1924, Dijon, Fr. French born U.S. physiologist. He and his colleagues discovered, isolated, and synthesized hypothalamic hormones that regulate thyroid activity, cause the pituitary to release growth hormone, and regulate the… … Universalium
Kroeber, A(lfred) L(ouis) — born June 11, 1876, Hoboken, N.J., U.S. died Oct. 5, 1960, Paris, Fr. U.S. anthropologist. Trained under Franz Boas (Ph.D., 1901), he later taught at the University of California at Berkeley. Kroeber s career nearly coincided with the emergence… … Universalium
Thurstone, L(ouis) L(eon) — born May 29, 1887, Chicago, Ill, U.S. died Sept. 29, 1955, Chapel Hill, N.C. U.S. psychologist. He taught primarily at the University of Chicago (1927–52). Concerned with the measurement of people s attitudes and intelligence, he was instrumental … Universalium
Gray, L(ouis) Patrick, III — ▪ 2006 American lawyer and government official (b. July 18, 1916, St. Louis, Mo. d. July 6, 2005, Atlantic Beach, Fla.), served as interim director of the FBI after the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972. The Watergate scandal broke just… … Universalium
Buffon, conde de G(eorges)-L(ouis) Leclerc — (7 sep. 1707, Montbard, Francia 16 abr. 1788, París). Naturalista francés. Estudió matemática, medicina y botánica hasta que un duelo familiar lo forzó a interrumpir sus estudios. Se estableció en la propiedad de su familia, donde investigó el… … Enciclopedia Universal
Guillemin, Roger C(harles) L(ouis) — (n. 11 ene. 1924, Dijon, Francia). Fisiólogo estadounidense nacido en Francia. Junto con sus colegas descubrió, aisló y sintetizó las hormonas hipotalámicas que regulan la actividad tiroidea, hacen que la hipófisis libere hormona del crecimiento… … Enciclopedia Universal
Kroeber, A(lfred) L(ouis) — (11 jun. 1876, Hoboken, N.J., EE.UU.–5 oct. 1960, París, Francia). Antropólogo estadounidense. Se formó con Franz Boas (Ph.D. en 1901) y más tarde fue docente en la Universidad de California, en Berkeley. La carrera de Kroeber prácticamente… … Enciclopedia Universal