haldane

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haldane - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Haldane
      n 1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed
           to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of
           science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: Haldane, J. B. S. Haldane
           , John Burdon Sanderson Haldane]
      2: Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and
         Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial
         diseases (1860-1936) [syn: Haldane, John Haldane, John   Scott Haldane
         ]
      3: Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John
         Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: Haldane, Elizabeth Haldane,
         Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane]
      4: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane
         (1856-1928) [syn: Haldane, Richard Haldane, Richard   Burdon Haldane
         , First Viscount Haldane of Cloan]