Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) (1913—91), English novelist and short-story writer. His works display his satiric wit, acute social observation, and a love of the macabre and the farcical. Notable novels:
威尔逊,安格斯(·弗兰克·约翰斯通)爵士(1913—1991,英国长篇和短篇小说家;其作品表现出讽刺的机智,敏锐的社会观察力,以及对恐怖和闹剧的喜爱;代表作品:《动物园里的老人》[1961] )。
Charles Thomson Rees (1869—1959), Scottish physicist. He is chiefly remembered for inventing the cloud chamber, which became a major tool of particle physicists. Nobel Prize for Physics (1927).
威尔逊,查尔斯·汤姆森· 瑞斯(1869—1959, 苏格兰物理学家;主要以发明粒子物理学家主要研究工具的云室而闻名;1927年获诺贝尔物理学奖)。
Edmund (1895—1972), American critic, essayist, and short-story writer. He is remembered chiefly for works of literary and social criticism which include
威尔逊,埃德蒙(1895—1972,美国评论家、散文家、短篇小说家;主要以文学和社会评论著称,著有《爱国者戈尔: 美国南北战争时期文学研究》[1962] )。
Edward Osborne (b.1929), American social biologist. He has worked principally on social insects, extrapolating his findings to the social behaviour of other animals including humans. Notable works:
威尔逊,爱德华·奥斯本(生于1929年,美国社会生物学家;主要研究社会昆虫,并从他的发现推断出包括人类在内的其他动物的社会行为;代表作品:《社会生物学: 新的综合》[1975] )。
(James) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916—95), British Labour statesman, Prime Minister 1964—70 and 1974—6. In both terms of office he faced severe economic problems. His government introduced a number of social reforms, including comprehensive schooling, and renegotiated Britain's terms of entry into the European Economic Community, which was confirmed after a referendum in 1975.
威尔逊,(詹姆士·)哈罗德,里沃的威尔逊男爵(1916—1995,英国工党政治家、首相[1964—1970; 1974—1976] ;在两届任期内都面临严重的经济问题;他领导下的政府采取了一系列的社会改革,包括综合教育、重新商议英国加入欧共体的条款,这些条款于1975年在全民公决后得以确认)。
John Tuzo (1908—93), Canadian geophysicist. Wilson was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics, introducing the term
威尔逊,约翰·图佐(1908—1993,加拿大地球物理学家,是研究板块构造论的先驱,首次提出“板块”这一说法并发现了转换断层)。
(Thomas) Woodrow (1856—1924), American Democratic statesman, 28th President of the US 1913—21. He eventually took America into First World War in 1917 and played a leading role in the peace negotiations and the formation of the League of Nations. Nobel Peace Prize (1919).
威尔逊,(托马斯·)伍德罗(1856—1924,美国民主党政治家、第28任总统[1913—1921] ;1917年领导美国参加第一次世界大战,在和平会谈和建立国际联盟方面发挥了主要作用;获1919年诺贝尔和平奖)。