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A common Scottish and northern English surname
United States dramatist (1888-1959)
{i} family name; male first name; city in Alaska (USA); city in California (USA); city in Indiana (USA); city in South Carolina (USA); town in Alabama (USA); county in Kansas (USA); name of several places in Canada
American contralto. Acclaimed for her renditions of spirituals, she was the first African-American singer to perform at New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1955). American physicist. He won a 1936 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the positron. Australian-born actress noted for her roles in the plays of Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill and for her chilling portrayal of Mrs. Danvers in the 1940 film Rebecca. American editor who founded and edited The Little Review (1914-1929), an influential literary magazine. American playwright whose works, some of which are in blank verse, include Both Your Houses, which won a 1933 Pulitzer Prize, and Winterset (1935). American physicist. He shared a 1977 Nobel Prize for developments in computer memory systems. American writer whose often autobiographical works include Winesburg, Ohio (1919). Anderson Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Dame Judith Frances Margaret Anderson Anderson Laurie Anderson Leroy Anderson Lindsay Anderson Marian Anderson James Maxwell Anderson Sherwood Charles Edward Anderson Berry Dana Charles Anderson Ella Anderson de Wolfe Early Jubal Anderson Glasgow Ellen Anderson Gholson Roberta Joan Anderson
a Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Anders, the medieval form of Andrew (patron saint of Scotland)
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) United States dramatist (1888-1959) United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
Anderson River
A river of northwestern Northwest Territories, Canada, meandering about 748 km (465 mi) north, west, and north again to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Ocean
Charles Anderson Dana
born Aug. 8, 1819, Hinsdale, N.H., U.S. died Oct. 17, 1897, Glen Cove, N.Y. U.S. journalist. Dana lived at the utopian Brook Farm community for five years in the 1840s before becoming an editor for Horace Greeley's New York Tribune, where he actively promoted the antislavery cause. He became a national figure as editor and part owner of the New York Sun (1868-97), which under his control was much admired and imitated. With George Ripley, he edited the New American Cyclopaedia (1857-63). He also edited a highly successful verse anthology and wrote books such as The Art of Newspaper Making (1895)
Dame Judith Anderson
orig. Frances Margaret Anderson born Feb. 10, 1898, Adelaide, S.Aus., Australia died Jan. 3, 1992, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S. Australian-born U.S. actress. She made her stage debut in Sydney in 1915 and first appeared in New York City in 1918. She was noted for roles such as Lavinia in Mourning Becomes Electra (1932), Gertrude in Hamlet (1936), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1937, 1941), and the title role in Medea (1947). She appeared in over 25 films, usually playing an evil or sinister figure, including Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca (1940) and Ann Treadwell in Laura (1944)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
a British woman who became the first woman to be officially accepted as a doctor by the British Medical Association (1836-1917). born June 9, 1836, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Eng. died Dec. 17, 1917, Aldeburgh British physician. Denied admission to medical schools, she studied privately with physicians and in London hospitals and was the first woman licensed as a physician in Britain (1865). Appointed general medical attendant to St. Mary's Dispensary (1866), later the New Hospital for Women, she created a medical school for women, and in 1918 the hospital was named for her
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
born April 22, 1873, Richmond, Va., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, Richmond U.S. novelist. She was irregularly schooled and lived the life of a Southern belle. With Virginia (1913), she completed a five-novel series (begun 1900) depicting the state's social history. She was past age 50 when she gained critical notice for Barren Ground (1925). The Sheltered Life (1932) is part of a trilogy of ironic novels of manners. Her realistic depiction of Virginia life helped direct Southern literature away from sentimentality and nostalgia
James Maxwell Anderson
born Dec. 15, 1888, Atlantic, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 28, 1959, Stamford, Conn. U.S. playwright. He worked as a journalist before cowriting his first successful play, What Price Glory? (1924), which was followed by Saturday's Children (1927). His verse dramas Elizabeth the Queen (1930) and Mary of Scotland (1933) were later adapted for film. He returned to prose for the satire Both Your Houses (1933, Pulitzer Prize) and the tragedy Winterset (1935), then turned to verse again for High Tor (1936), a romantic comedy. He collaborated with Kurt Weill on the musicals Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and Lost in the Stars (1949). His last play, The Bad Seed (1954), became a successful film
Jubal Anderson Early
born Nov. 3, 1816, Franklin county, Va., U.S. died March 2, 1894, Lynchburg, Va. U.S. and Confederate military leader. He graduated from West Point and served in the second of the Seminole Wars and the Mexican War. He opposed secession but supported his home state of Virginia when it joined the Confederacy. He fought at the Battle of Bull Run and in Virginia. In 1864 he led Confederate forces down the Shenandoah Valley and threatened Washington, D.C., but was defeated by Union troops under Philip Sheridan. Relieved of his command, he fled to Mexico and then Canada, returning to Virginia in 1869
Laurie Anderson
born June 5, 1947, Wayne, Ill., U.S. U.S. performance artist. After studying at Barnard College and Columbia University, she began giving performances in New York City in 1973 while teaching art history at the City University of New York. Combining elements of music, theatre (dance, mime), film, technology, and speech, she satirized media and mass culture, using the tools they themselves provide. The pop-music success of her song "O Superman" (1980) led her to record two albums, Big Science (1982) and Mister Heartbreak (1984). Her major 1980s piece was the multimedia extravaganza United States. Other works include Stories from the Nerve Bible (1993) and a multimedia work (1999) based on Moby Dick
Leroy Anderson
born June 29, 1908, Cambridge, Mass., U.S. died May 18, 1975, Woodbury, Conn. U.S. composer of light orchestral music. He studied composition and German and Scandinavian languages at Harvard; fluent in nine languages, he was an army interpreter in two wars. In 1936 he began a long association with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra, and pieces such as "Syncopated Clock," "Sleigh Ride," "Bugler's Holiday," and the Irish Suite became standards
Lindsay Anderson
born April 17, 1923, Bangalore, India died Aug. 30, 1994, near Angoulême, Fr. English critic and director. He was a founding editor of the film magazine Sequence, and from 1948 he directed a series of documentaries, including Thursday's Children (1955, Academy Award). He coined the term "Free Cinema" for the British cinematic movement inspired by John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger. His first feature film, This Sporting Life (1963), is a classic of the British social realist cinema. He directed several theatrical productions before making his next film, If... (1968). After directing the premieres of David Storey's plays, he went on to make such films as O Lucky Man! (1973) and The Whales of August (1987)
Marian Anderson
born Feb. 27, 1897, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died April 8, 1993, Portland, Ore. U.S. singer. She was immediately recognized for the beauty of her voice and her artistry at her New York City debut in 1924, but the fact that she was black made a concert or opera career in the U.S. impossible. Her London debut in 1930 and tours of Scandinavia established her in Europe, where she worked exclusively until 1935. When she was denied use of Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt arranged for her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial, and the concert was broadcast to great acclaim. Her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, the first performance there by a black singer, took place in 1955, when she was in her late 50s
Maxwell Anderson
born Dec. 15, 1888, Atlantic, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 28, 1959, Stamford, Conn. U.S. playwright. He worked as a journalist before cowriting his first successful play, What Price Glory? (1924), which was followed by Saturday's Children (1927). His verse dramas Elizabeth the Queen (1930) and Mary of Scotland (1933) were later adapted for film. He returned to prose for the satire Both Your Houses (1933, Pulitzer Prize) and the tragedy Winterset (1935), then turned to verse again for High Tor (1936), a romantic comedy. He collaborated with Kurt Weill on the musicals Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and Lost in the Stars (1949). His last play, The Bad Seed (1954), became a successful film
Pamela Anderson
{i} (born 1967) Canadian-born television and film actress
Sherwood Anderson
a US writer who wrote Winesburg, Ohio (1919), a collection of short stories about the loneliness and dissatisfactions of life in a small town (1876-1941). born Sept. 13, 1876, Camden, Ohio, U.S. died March 8, 1941, Colon, Pan. U.S. author. Anderson was irregularly schooled. Having married, he abruptly left his family and business career to become a writer in Chicago. Winesburg, Ohio (1919), a collection of interrelated sketches and tales about the obscure lives of the citizens of a small town, was his first mature book and made his reputation. His short stories were collected in The Triumph of the Egg (1921), Horses and Men (1923), and Death in the Woods (1933). His prose style, based on everyday speech and influenced by the experimental writing of Gertrude Stein, in turn influenced such writers as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner
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Definition of anderson in Turkish English dictionary

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(Çevre) wood-anderson seismograph
anderson

    Hyphenation

    An·der·son

    Turkish pronunciation

    ändırsın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈandərsən/ /ˈændɜrsən/

    Etymology

    [ 'an-d&r-s&n ] (biographical name.) Originally a patronymic, Anders ( a Middle English variant of Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland) + -son. *In the US adopted by immigrants originally named Andersen or Andersson.
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