Sullivan

[ suhl-uh-vuh n ]
/ ˈsʌl ə vən /

noun

AnnieAnne Mansfield Sullivan Macy,1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
Sir Arthur (Seymour),1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.
Ed(ward Vincent),1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.
Harry Stack [stak] /stæk/,1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.
John L(awrence),1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.
Louis Hen·ri [hen-ree] /ˈhɛn ri/,1856–1924, U.S. architect.

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Sullivan
/ (ˈsʌlɪvən) /

noun

Sir Arthur (Seymour). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist
Louis (Henri). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"
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