He abhors the word discoverer, as applied to himself. From Wordnik.com. [American Men of Mind] Reference
Burrough therefore is often called the discoverer of Novaya Zemlya, but incorrectly. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
We have already seen that Barnabas may be called the discoverer of. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of St. Paul] Reference
A celebrated Portugese navigator, generally called the discoverer of. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
Herschel was well known as the discoverer of many clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – November 13-15, 2009 | Universe Today] Reference
All of the reward of a discoverer is his if he can herald a new worth-while writer. From Wordnik.com. [If You Don't Write Fiction] Reference
Marcos de Niza is, therefore, rightly called the discoverer of New Mexico and Arizona. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
The discoverer was an amateur archeologist, a former British commandant who had retired here. From Wordnik.com. [Gold of Kings] Reference
According to Mozilla, Dan Kaminsky of IOActive, a researcher best known as the discoverer of the. From Wordnik.com. [Latest from Computerworld] Reference
Einthoven can thus with full justification be named the discoverer of the real electrocardiogram. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology or Medicine 1924 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Accordingly, she continued her studies with Professor Albert Zanot, who was well known as the discoverer of new talent. From Wordnik.com. [Edis De Philippe.] Reference
Could the Spaniards or other foreigners claim these discoveries and this wealth on the ground that the discoverer was a Spaniard or foreigner?. From Wordnik.com. [Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03] Reference
Best known as the discoverer of rockers Dire Straits and as a champion of world music, the broadcaster died in a London hospital yesterday, his family said. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
A member, may be virtually, though not literally, called the discoverer of a principle. From Wordnik.com. [The American Practical Brewer and Tanner] Reference
James Cook, the "discoverer" of Australia and Hawaii -- where Cook was killed and dismembered by locals in 1779. From Wordnik.com. [Tops Of 2002: Books] Reference
To set the record straight, no one individual can be deemed 'discoverer' of Arjen. From Wordnik.com. [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference
She has been a kind of discoverer of thoughts and things in the by-paths of literature. From Wordnik.com. [Memories and Anecdotes] Reference
"discoverer" Hermie Rivera at the Hollywood sweatshop last week. From Wordnik.com. [PhilBoxing.com - XML News RSS/RDF Feed] Reference
"discoverer," hearing of the facts from Professor Woodward, offered to defray his expenses so that he could collect regularly. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley]
Father Marquette, the discoverer of the upper Mississippi River. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore] Reference
Was Cabot the discoverer of America, or was he not the discoverer of. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Who was the discoverer of America is not yet fully determined by historians. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
It is possible that the real discoverer of the islands was not Jas. Cook, but. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in the Orient] Reference
(It is named for its discoverer, Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who died two weeks ago at 92.). From Wordnik.com. [THE SCIENCE OF DOOM] Reference
At a 1968 recording session, Tammy Wynette's producer and discoverer, Billy Sherrill, showed her some jottings. From Wordnik.com. [First Lady Of Nashville] Reference
Our almost discoverer went himself to the other Zard, and we were, for a moment at least, saved from being exposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutions of Time] Reference
Only a few decades ago, Christopher Columbus was the discoverer of America and a hero of the second-grade classroom. From Wordnik.com. [Rediscovering America] Reference
He is often no more than the discoverer of a secret which nature has kept for the satisfaction of the wants of an age. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
See the discoverer of America and his brave crew for days and days sailing across an unknown sea toward an unknown land. From Wordnik.com. [Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes] Reference
"Rather than being a fraud," says Vargas, "Kammerer could be the true discoverer of non-Mendelian, epigenetic inheritance.". From Wordnik.com. [What Alters Our Genes] Reference
Not to mention swiping the glory from America's true discoverer, who, of course, was the fifth-century Chinese sailor Hui-Shen. From Wordnik.com. [Rediscovering America] Reference
He felt like Cortez, the famous discoverer, when, with an eagle eye, he gazed for the first time on the Pacific from a peak in Darien. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Tom demanded, a wild idea forming in his head that perhaps some one of the Beecher party had tried to kidnap the discoverer of the lost city of Pelone. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold] Reference
Mungo Park, a bold and intelligent discoverer, gave a strong excitement to the public feeling by his "Travels," published towards the close of the century. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
That is to say, I am very near it, and to-morrow, perhaps, or in a few days, I may make a discovery that will be a revolution, and cover its discoverer with glory. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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