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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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Sul·li·van   (sŭl'ə-vən)   
American educator. Visually impaired herself, she was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.
Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour 1842-1900.  
British composer known for a series of comic operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Gondoliers (1889), written with the lyricist W.S. Gilbert.
Sullivan, Edward Vincent Known as "Ed." 1901-1974.  
American columnist and host of The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971), a television variety show.
Sullivan, Harry Stack 1892-1949.  
American psychiatrist who theorized that personality is largely determined by one's interpersonal relations and the assimilation of societal values.
Sullivan, John Lawrence 1858-1918.  
American prizefighter who was the heavyweight champion from 1882 to 1892. In 1889 he fought the last bare-knuckles title bout.
Sullivan, Louis Henry or Henri 1856-1924.  
American architect known for his early steel-frame designs for skyscrapers and for his influential dictum "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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