[kur-tis] 
| 1. | Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case. |
| 2. | Charles, 1860–1936, vice president of the U.S. 1929–33. |
| 3. | Cyrus Her⋅mann Kotzsch⋅mar [hur-muh n koch-mahr] , 1850–1933, U.S. publisher. |
| 4. | George Tick⋅nor [tik-ner] , 1812–94, U.S. attorney and writer. |
| 5. | George William, 1824–92, U.S. essayist, editor, and reformer. |
| 6. | a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “courteous.” |