Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
Derek H(arold) R(ichard), 1918–98, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
Sir Edmund, 1849–1920, Australian jurist and statesman: prime minister 1901–03.
a first name.
Sir Derek ( Harold Richard ). 1918–98, British organic chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1969) for his work on conformational analysis
Sir Edmund 1849–1920, Australian statesman; first prime minister of Australia (1901–03)
Elizabeth , known as the Maid of Kent . ?1506–34, English nun, who claimed the gift of prophecy. Her criticism of Henry VIII's attempt to annul his first marriage led to her execution
John ( Bernard Adie ). born 1928, British theatre director, noted esp for his productions of Shakespeare
Old English beretūn , from bere barley + tūn stockade; see town
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Barton has no training and less than zero credibility, having been caught repeatedly peddling easily disproved lies.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
"Especially in developer circles, the cost to use AI for things like coding has grown exponentially," said Mark Barton of tech consultancy Omniux.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Barton builds up Mozart’s role, with emphasis on his home life, which he fills with discord and challenges of his own devising.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Former senior official Sir Philip Barton has told MPs there was no way for him to raise his concerns about Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“The Bully Boy. You know the one. The politician from New York. Fella shot his wife’s lover. The Barton Key affair. You’ve heard of it?”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
The rector from one, Springrove from the other, came striding across the barton.
From Desperate Remedies by Hardy, Thomas
Stating coldly that he would discover how much of the accident was to be attributed to his negligence, and pay the damage, he went out of the barton, and returned the way he had come.
From The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid by Hardy, Thomas
Tess followed slowly in their rear, and entered the barton by the open gate through which they had entered before her.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Hardy, Thomas
For a long time I could not make up my mind to ask for work as a common labourer in a parish where I had been regarded as the owner of a barton.
From The Birthright by Hocking, Joseph
He drove on to the dairy, whose white walls now gleamed in the morning sun; made fast the horse to a ring in the wall, and entered the barton.
From The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid by Hardy, Thomas
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