john sullivan

Sul·li·van

[suhl-uh-vuhn]
noun
1.
Annie ( Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy ) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
2.
Sir Arthur (Seymour) 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.
3.
Ed(ward Vincent) 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.
4.
Harry Stack [stak] , 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.
5.
John L(awrence) 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.
6.
Louis Hen·ri [hen-ree] , 1856–1924, U.S. architect.
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Sullivan (ˈsʌlɪvən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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1.  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
2.  Louis (Henri). 1856--1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"

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Sullivan Sul·li·van, Harry Stack. 1892-1949.

American psychiatrist who theorized that personality is largely determined by one's interpersonal relations and the assimilation of societal values.

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john sullivan

early U.S. political leader and officer in the American Revolution who won distinction for his defeat of the Iroquois Indians and their loyalist allies in western New York (1779).

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