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Wilson
n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was
published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: {Harriet
Wilson}]
2: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn:
{Sir Angus Wilson}, {Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson}]
3: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
[syn: {Alexander Wilson}]
4: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic
microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: {Robert Woodrow
Wilson}]
5: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of
plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: {John Tuzo Wilson}]
6: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: {James
Wilson}]
7: United States entomologist who has generalized from social
insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
[syn: {E. O. Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]
8: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber
(1869-1959) [syn: {Charles Thomson Rees Wilson}]
9: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: {Edmund
Wilson}]
10: 28th President of the United States; led the United States
in World War I and secured the formation of the League of
Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Woodrow Wilson}, {Thomas
Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}]
11: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet
high) [syn: {Mount Wilson}]