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61 rector
adj.ruling, governing.m.rector, head, principal, vice-chancellor.* * *► adjetivo1 ruling, governing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 EDUCACIÓN vice chancellor, US president2 RELIGIÓN rector* * *(f. - rectora)noun* * *rector, -a1.ADJ [entidad] governing; [idea, principio] guiding, governinguna figura rectora — an outstanding o leading figure
2. SM / F1) (Univ) ≈ vice-chancellor, rector (EEUU), president (EEUU)2) [de colegio] principal* * *I II- tora masculino, femenino ( de universidad) rector (AmE), vice-chancellor (BrE)* * *= president, vice-chancellor, rector.Ex. This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex. Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).----* rector honorario = chancellor.* vicerrector = vice-president, pro-vice chancellor.* * *I II- tora masculino, femenino ( de universidad) rector (AmE), vice-chancellor (BrE)* * *= president, vice-chancellor, rector.Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).* rector honorario = chancellor.* vicerrector = vice-president, pro-vice chancellor.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
rector
rector,-ora
I adjetivo guiding, governing
II sustantivo masculino y femenino Univ vice-chancellor
' rector' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
candidatura
- rectora
- vicerrector
- vicerrectora
English:
chancellor
- rector
- govern
- president
- principal
- warden
* * *rector, -ora♦ adjgoverning, guiding;el principio rector de una política the guiding principle of a policy♦ nm,f1. [de universidad] Br vice-chancellor, US president2. [dirigente] leader, head♦ nmRel rector* * *m rector, Brvice-chancellor* * *: governing, managing: rector -
62 markant personlighet
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63 brûler
brûler° [bʀyle]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. ( = ignorer) brûler un stop to ignore a stop sign• brûler les étapes ( = trop se précipiter) to cut corners2. intransitive verba. to burn ; [maison, forêt] to be on fireb. ( = être très chaud) to be burning• ne touche pas, ça brûle don't touch that, you'll burn yourself• tu brûles ! (jeu, devinette) you're getting hot!3. reflexive verba. to burn o.s. ; ( = s'ébouillanter) to scald o.s.* * *bʀyle
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1) ( mettre le feu) to burn [papiers, broussailles, encens]; to set fire to [voiture, maison]2) ( consommer) to burn [combustible, calories]; to use [électricité]3) ( provoquer une brûlure) [acide, flamme, huile] to burn [personne, peau]; [eau, thé] to scald [peau, corps]; [aliments, alcool] to burn [estomac, gorge]; [soleil] to burn [peau]; to scorch [herbe]attention, ça brûle! — careful, it's very hot!
être brûlé par le soleil — [personne] to get sunburned
l'argent te brûle les doigts — fig money burns a hole in your pocket
4) Médecine to cauterize [verrue] (à with)5) (colloq) ( ne pas respecter) to ignore [stop, priorité]brûler un feu (rouge) — to jump (colloq) the lights
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verbe intransitif1) ( se consumer) [bois, bougie] to burn; [forêt, maison, ville] to be on firebien/mal brûler — [combustible] to burn well/badly
3000 hectares de forêt ont brûlé — 3,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire
faire brûler — to burn [papier, pneu]; to burn [something] down [maison]
2) Culinaire [rôti, tarte] to burn3) ( flamber) [feu] to burn4) ( désirer)brûler de faire, brûler d'envie de faire — to be longing to do
5) Jeux ( à cache-tampon)
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* * *bʀyle1. vt1) [feu, objet brûlant] to burn, [eau bouillante] to scald2) (= consommer) [électricité, essence] to use3) [feu rouge, signal] to go throughbrûler les étapes — to make rapid progress, (= aller trop vite) to cut corners
2. vi1) (= se consumer) to burn2) (jeu)3) (= être impatient)* * *brûler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre le feu) to burn [papiers, broussailles]; to set fire to [voiture, maison]; to burn [encens]; brûler un cierge à saint Antoine to light a candle to Saint Anthony; brûler qn vif to burn sb alive; ⇒ chandelle;2 ( consommer) to burn [bois, charbon, mazout]; to use [électricité]; to burn [calories]; ⇒ cartouche;3 ( provoquer une brûlure) [acide, flamme, huile] to burn [personne, peau]; [eau, thé] to scald [peau, corps]; [aliments, alcool] to burn [estomac, gorge]; [soleil] to burn [peau]; [soleil] to scorch [herbe]; être brûlé par une explosion/dans un accident to get burned in an explosion/ in an accident; l'acide/l'huile m'a brûlé les mains the acid/the oil burned my hands; brûler sa chemise en la repassant to burn ou scorch one's shirt while ironing it; être brûlé au visage/cou to suffer burns to one's face/neck; être brûlé au premier/troisième degré to sustain first/third degree burns; attention, ça brûle! careful, it's very hot!; être brûlé par le soleil [personne] to get sunburned; l'argent leur brûle les doigts fig money burns a hole in their pocket; j'ai les yeux qui me brûlent my eyes are stinging;4 Méd to cauterize [verrue] (à with);5 ○( ne pas respecter) to ignore [stop, priorité]; to miss [station]; brûler un feu (rouge) to jump○ the lights;6 †( torréfier) to roast [café].B vi1 ( se consumer) [bois, charbon, bougie] to burn; [forêt, maison, ville] to be on fire; bien/mal brûler [bois, combustible] to burn well/badly; 3000 hectares de forêt ont brûlé 3000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire; faire brûler qch to burn [sth] down [papier, bois, pneu, maison]; il fait brûler des ronces dans le jardin he's burning brambles in the garden;2 Culin [rôti, tarte, gâteau] to burn; j'ai fait or laissé brûler mon gâteau I've burned the cake;3 ( flamber) [feu] to burn (dans la cheminée in the fireplace);4 ( être fiévreux) [personne, front, mains] to be burning hot; brûler de fièvre to be burning with fever;5 ( désirer) brûler de faire, brûler d'envie or d'impatience de faire to be longing to do; brûler d'amour/de passion pour qn to be consumed with love/with passion for sb; brûler pour qn to be consumed with love for sb;C se brûler vpr [personne] to burn oneself (avec with; en faisant doing); se brûler la main/langue to burn one's hand/tongue; se brûler les ailes fig to come to grief, to come unstuck; se brûler les cheveux to singe one's hair; se brûler les doigts fig to get one's fingers burned; ⇒ pont.[bryle] verbe transitifbrûler quelqu'un vif/sur le bûcher to burn somebody alive/at the stakeelle brûle un cierge à la Vierge deux fois par an (sens propre) she lights a candle to the Virgin Mary twice a year3. [trop cuire] to burn4. [trop chauffer - tissu] to burn, to scorch, to singe ; [ - cheveux, poils] to singe ; [ - acier] to spoil5. [irriter - partie du corps] to burn7. (familier) [dépasser]brûler son arrêt [bus, personne] to go past ou to miss one's stopa. [passer devant lui] to push in front of somebody (in the queue)b. [partir sans le saluer] to leave without saying goodbye to somebodya. [progresser rapidement] to advance by leaps and boundsb. (péjoratif) to cut corners, to take short cuts8. [café] to roast9. [animer] to burn————————[bryle] verbe intransitif[lentement] to smoulderbrûler vif to be burnt alive ou to deathla forêt a brûlé the forest was burnt down ou to the ground2. [se consumer - charbon, essence] to burn3. [être chaud] to be burningavoir le front/la gorge qui brûle to have a burning forehead/a burning sensation in the throata. [plat, sol] it's boiling hot ou burningb. [eau] it's scaldingc. [feu] it's burningles yeux me brûlent my eyes are stinging ou smarting4. JEUX to be close————————brûler de verbe plus préposition1. [être animé de]brûler de colère to be burning ou seething with angerbrûler d'impatience/de désir to be burning with impatience/desire2. [désirer] to be dying ou longing to————————se brûler verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi) -
64 marquer
marquer [maʀke]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. (par un signe distinctif) [+ objet] to mark ; [+ animal, criminel] to brand ; [+ marchandise] to labelc. ( = écrire) to write down• qu'y a-t-il de marqué ? what does it say?d. ( = affecter) to mark2. intransitive verb[événement, personnalité] to stand out• ne pose pas le verre sur la table, ça marque don't put the glass down on the table, it will leave a mark* * *maʀke
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1) ( étiqueter) to mark [article]; to brand [bétail]; to mark out [emplacement, limite]2) ( signaler) to mark, to signal [début, rupture]3) ( laisser une trace sur) [personne, coup] to mark [corps, objet]4) ( influencer) [événement, œuvre] to leave its mark on [personne, esprit]c'est quelqu'un qui m'a beaucoup marqué — he/she was a strong influence on me
5) ( écrire) to mark [prix]; to write [something] (down) [renseignement]6) ( indiquer) [montre] to say [heure]; [jauge, chiffres] to show [pression, température]marquer la mesure — Musique to beat time
7) ( exprimer) to show [volonté, désapprobation, sentiment]il faut marquer le coup — ( célébrer) let's celebrate; ( exprimer le mécontentement) we can't let it go just like that
8)9) Sport to score [but, point]; to mark [adversaire]
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verbe intransitif1) ( laisser une trace) to leave a mark ( sur on)* * *maʀke1. vt1) (= indiquer) to mark, (= inscrire) to write downPeux-tu marquer sur la carte où se trouve le village? — Can you mark where the village is on the map?
2) [bétail] to brand3) (= accentuer) [taille] to emphasize4) (= manifester) [son refus, son intérêt] to show5) [occasion, événement] to mark, to celebratepour marquer l'événement — to mark the occasion, to celebrate the occasion
6)marquer qn [personne] — to make a deep impression on sb, [événement] to leave its mark on sb
7)8) SPORT, [but, point] to scoreL'équipe irlandaise a marqué dix points. — The Irish team scored ten points.
marquer les points (= tenir la marque) — to keep the score
9) SPORT, [joueur] to markmarquer le pas fig — to mark time
2. vi1) [événement, personnalité] to stand out, to be outstanding2) SPORT to score* * *marquer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( étiqueter) to mark [article]; to brand [bétail]; to mark out [emplacement, limite]; marquer des vêtements au nom d'un enfant to put nametapes on a child's clothes; marquer d'une croix to mark with a cross;2 ( signaler) to mark, to signal [début, fin, rupture]; marquer la reprise des hostilités to mark ou signal the renewal of hostilities;3 ( laisser une trace sur) [personne, coup, empreinte] to mark [corps, objet]; des taches de graisse marquent les pages the pages are covered in greasy marks; ⇒ blanc;4 ( influencer) [événement, drame, œuvre] to leave its mark on [personne, esprit]; c'est quelqu'un qui m'a beaucoup marqué he/she was a strong influence on me; c'est un événement qui m'a beaucoup marqué it's an event that really left its mark on me;5 ( écrire) to mark [prix]; to write [sth] (down), to put [sth] (down) [renseignement]; j'ai oublié de marquer la date dans mon agenda I forgot to put the date in my diary; marquez cela sur mon compte put it on my account; marquer les élèves absents to mark students absent; qu'est-ce qu'il y a de marqué? what does it say?;6 ( indiquer) [montre] to say [heure]; [jauge, chiffres] to show [pression, température]; l'horloge marque dix heures the clock says ten o'clock; le thermomètre marque 35°C the thermometer registers ou says 35°C; marquer le féminin Ling to indicate the feminine; l'aiguille marquait 60 km/h the speedometer was at 60 km/h; il marquait ses propos d' un hochement de tête he nodded emphatically as he spoke; marquer la mesure Mus to beat time;7 ( exprimer) to show [volonté, désapprobation, sentiment]; il faut marquer le coup ( célébrer) let's celebrate; ( exprimer le mécontentement) we can't let it go just like that; quand quelqu'un a mentionné son nom, il a marqué le coup when he heard the name, it really registered;8 ( souligner) marquer une fête nationale par un défilé to celebrate a national holiday with a parade;10 ( être caractéristique de) [idée, discours, attitude] to be characteristic of [personne, parti, époque];B vi1 ( laisser une trace) to leave a mark (sur on);2 ( être important) [homme politique, artiste] to leave one's mark; [événement] to be significant; un événement qui a marqué dans l'histoire a significant historical event;3 Sport to score; il a réussi à marquer he managed to score.[marke] verbe transitif1. [montrer] to markmarquer la limite de quelque chose to mark something (off), to mark the limit of somethingl'horloge marque 3 h the clock shows ou says 3 o'clockla balance marque 3 kg the scales register ou read 3 kgle thermomètre marque 40°C the thermometer shows ou registers 40°Cles lignes bleues marquent les frontières the blue lines show ou indicate where the border is2. [signaler - passage d'un texte] to mark ; [ - bétail] to brand, to mark ; [ - arbre] to blaze ; [ - linge] to label, to taga. [avec un signet] to mark one's place (with a bookmark)b. [en cornant la page] to turn down the corner of one's pagepour marquer sa confiance as a token ou mark of his trust4. [événement, date] to marka. [fêter quelque chose] to mark the occasionb. [réagir] to react5. [prendre en note] to write ou to take ou to note (down) (separable)marqué à l'encre/à la craie/au crayon sur le mur marked in ink/chalk/pencil on the wall, inked/chalked/pencilled on the wall6. [suj: difficulté, épreuve] to markle chagrin a marqué son visage his face is lined ou furrowed with sorrowça m'a beaucoup marqué it made a big ou lasting impression on me8. JEUX & SPORTmarquer les points to note ou to keep the scorel'argument est judicieux, vous marquez un point (figuré) the argument is valid, that's one to you ou you've scored a point9. [rythmer]10. COUTUREles robes, cet été, marqueront la taille this summer's dresses will emphasize the waist line————————[marke] verbe intransitif1. [personne, événement] to stand outsa mort a marqué dans ma vie his death had a great effect ou impact on my life2. [crayon, objet]attention, ça marque! careful, it'll leave a mark! -
65 série
série [seʀi]feminine nouna. ( = suite) series ; [de clés, casseroles, volumes] set• fabrication or production en série mass production• fabriqué or produit en série mass-produced• numéro de série [de véhicule] serial number• article/voiture de série standard article/car• toute une série de... a series of...► en série• meurtres/tueur en série serial killings/killerb. ( = émission) series* * *seʀi1) ( suite) series (+ v sg)avoir des problèmes en série, avoir toute une série de problèmes — to have one problem after another
2) ( de production)modèle de série — gén mass-produced model; ( voiture) production model
fabriqués or faits en série — mass-produced
numéro hors série — special issue; grand
3) ( collection) set4) Télévision series (+ v sg)5) Cinématête de série numéro un — ( au tennis) number one seed
7) Chimie, Mathématique, Musique series (sg)8) École option•Phrasal Verbs:* * *seʀi nf1) [questions, accidents] seriesen série; des vols en série — a series of thefts
2) TV series inv3) [clés, casseroles, outils] set4) SPORT heat5) NAVIGATION class6) COMMERCEproduction en série; fabrication en série — mass production
fait en série; fabriqué en série — mass-produced
hors série (modèle) — custom-built, fig (personnage, exploit) outstanding
* * *série nf1 ( suite) series (sg) (de qch of sth); une série de mesures/réactions a series of measures/reactions; catastrophes/meurtres en série a series of catastrophes/murders; avoir des problèmes en série, avoir toute une série de problèmes to have one problem after another; série d'attentats wave of attacks;2 ( de production) numéro de série serial number; série limitée limited edition; modèle de série gén mass-produced model; ( voiture) production model; fabriqués or faits en série mass-produced; production en série mass production; voiture hors série custom-built car; numéro hors série special issue; ⇒ grand;3 ( collection) set; une série de casseroles/bandes dessinées a set of saucepans/comics;4 ( programme télévisé) series (sg); une série américaine an American series; une série sur la Chine a series on China; un film de série B a B movie;5 Sport ( catégorie) division; ( épreuve) heat; tête de série numéro un ( au tennis) number one seed;7 Électrotech montage en série series connection; batteries montées en série batteries connected in series;série noire Cin, Littérat thriller; fig ( catastrophes) series of disasters (pl); ( malchance) run of bad luck.[seri] nom féminin1. [suite - de questions, d'articles] series (singulier) ; [ - d'attentats] series, spate, string ; [ - d'échecs] series, run, string ; [ - de tests] series, batterysérie de prix rates, list of chargesdans la série "scandales de l'été", tu connais la dernière? (humoristique) have you heard the latest in the line of summer scandals?4. CINÉMA5. TÉLÉVISION[épreuve] qualifying heat ou round————————de série locution adjectivale————————en série locution adjectivale————————en série locution adverbiale1. INDUSTRIE2. ÉLECTRICITÉ3. [à la file] one after the other————————série B nom masculin————————série noire nom féminin -
66 ish
1. work, job, business, task; matter, affair, thing. uy ishi homework. ish yoqmas lazy; shirker. ish katta great job, outstanding work. ish ko’rgan experienced. ish ko’rsat to serve; to act up. ish tashlash strike. ish tashlovchi striker. ish chiqar to have good results. bundan hech ish chiqmadi This didn’t turn out at all. ishga layoqatli/ish ko’rsat to perform (a job) well; to play a trick. ishga boshla /ishdan ol to dismiss, to get rid of. ishdan chiq to leave one’s job; to break down, to become unusable. ishdan chiqar to dismiss, to fire; to damage, to make unusable. ishdan qol to become unfit for work; to stand idle. ishdan qo’y to hinder, to distract. ish ber to come in handy, to prove useful; to serve. ish joyida everything is all right. uning ishi joyida He’s doing well. uning sizda ishi bor He has some business with you., He needs you for something. ish ko’r to serve or function as; to undertake. unga ishim tushdi I needed him for something. ish(ga) buyur to order work done. ishga sol to put to work, to put to good use. ishga tushir to set going. ishlar mudiri affairs manager of. ishning tagi loyqa shady, questionable business. ishni xom/ishning ko’zini bil to know one’s stuff, to know the ins and outs of, to know how to do well. ishning ko’zini top to figure out, to learn the ins and outs of. ish ko’p things are busy, much to do. ish chatoq there is a problem; things are going badly. bu bizning ishimiz Emas This is not our business. ishni pishir to come to an agreement 2. piece of leather or material (sufficient for making a complete garment, etc.). ish bich to cut out (material, etc.). ish tik to sew or stitch.ish 3 dial.s. shish.ish dial.s. shish -
67 яркий
активно употребляется в переносном смысле и часто требует контекстуального переводаУ патриотов сегодня имеются яркие идеологи, умело сочетающие экономику и политику («Время МН»). — The patriots have impressive/fiery ideologues, equally at home in economics and in politics.
Визит в Москву президента Венесуэлы Уго Чавеса, одного из ярких (и ярых) оппонентов ОПЕК («Известия»). — The visit to Moscow of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, one of OPEC's most prominent and fierce opponents.
Эффективность Кириенко как представителя президента связана с тем, что он остается ярким публичным политиком («Общая газета»). — Kirienko's effectiveness as the President's representative is due to the fact that he is still a politician who stands out from the crowd.
Яркий представитель нового поколения — an outstanding representative of the new generation.
Яркий пример — an excellent example, egregious example( если речь идет об отрицательном явлении)
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прил.1) visible; conspicuousопубликовать на видном месте — to display prominently; to splash разг.
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69 Commemorations, Portuguese historic
As in so many other activities of Portugal and its people, in historic commemorative work, the past always seems present. For more than a century, Portugal has planned and sponsored a variety of historic commemorations related to the glorious Age of Discoveries era of historic Portugal. The Columban centenary commemorations, involving Spain and Italy in particular, have gained greater world attention, Portugal, nevertheless, has a history of her own commemorations.Whatever the political ideology of the governmental system involved, Portugal's historic commemorations have been continuous and well-planned, and have sought to stir national pride as well as regime loyalty. Portugal's official efforts in public commemoration date at least back to 1880, when the Portuguese celebrated the 300th anniversary of the death of the national epic poet, Luís de Camões. Others followed that sought to arouse national remembrance and encourage notions of national revival, by focusing either on biographical or national discovery dates. The next major commemoration was in 1894, when Portugal commemorated the 500th anniversary of the birth in 1394 of Prince Henry of Aviz (Prince Henry the Navigator) and, in 1897-99, the 400th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India.The 20th century has seen the most elaborate and publicized historic commemorations for Portugal. Besides its extensive propaganda program beginning in the 1930s, the Estado Novo put considerable effort into extensive historic commemorations, with the purpose of encouraging national pride and international respect, as well as regime loyalty. At least three national commemorations are worthy of note here, although scores of other events were held on a smaller scale. From June to December 1940, Portugal held the grand Double Centenary celebrations, which celebrated Portugal's emergence as an independent monarchy and state in 1140 (800 years) and the restoration of independence from Spain in 1640 (300 years). More than five months of activities included expensive publications of books and tourist materials, exhibits, academic conferences, and an outstanding Lisbon "world's fair" known as the "Exposition of the Portuguese World," staged at Belém, in front of the Monastery of Jerónimos, and involving the unveiling for the first time of the new Monument of the Discoveries.Two other commemorations of the Estado Novo deserve mention: the 1947 celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Portuguese taking of Lisbon (1147) from Moorish forces and the 1960 commemoration activities marking the 500th anniversary of the death of the central figure of the Portuguese Discoveries, Prince Henry the Navigator. The latter set of events took place during a time of political sensitivity, when the government's African policy was under strong international pressures.Since the Revolution of 25 April 1974, democratic Portugal has put substantial resources into commemorating various persons and events of the Age of Discoveries. In 1980, Portugal's scholars celebrated the 400th anniversary of the death of the national poet Camões in many books, articles, exhibits, and conferences. But this would all be overshadowed by the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Portuguese Discoveries, which would run from 1988 to 2000. This elaborate effort involved the establishment of a government agency, the National Committee for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries, headed by one of Portugal's most eminent scholars on the subject, Dr. Vasco Graça Moura. Commemoration began in 1988 with the celebration and reenactment of the 1488 voyage of navigator Bartolomeu Dias from Lisbon to beyond the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa. The 12-year cycle, the longest Discoveries commemorations of any century and of any Western country, put the 1992 Columban Quincentenary events somewhat in the shade.Between May and October 1998, Portugal held Expo '98 in Lisbon, a world's fair that was keyed to the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's discovery of an all-water route to India in 1498. This cycle ended in 2000, marking the 500th anniversary of the year that Portugal's Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Commemorations, Portuguese historic
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70 Egas Moniz, DR. Antônio Caetano
(1874-1955)Pioneer physician and neurosurgeon, sometime republican political figure, and minister during the First Republic, and Portugal's only Nobel Prize winner until 1998 (when the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to José Saramago). Trained as a doctor at Coimbra University's medical school, Egas Moniz was named a professor in 1902. In 1911, after having studied at several clinics in France, he was transferred to the Chair of Neurology at the University of Lisbon.In 1903, he began his involvement in politics when he was elected a deputy to the monarchy's parliament. During the early and middle phases of the First Republic, Egas Moniz became one of the more important moderate republican personalities in the Constituent Assembly, a leading member of José Almeida's Evolutionist Party, a founder of the Centrist Party, and a staunch supporter of presidentialism and President Sidônio Pais. In a sense a prophet without honor during some of the more difficult phases of the turbulent republic, Egas Moniz was Portugal's minister to Spain in 1917-18, then minister of foreign affairs. During 1919, he headed Portugal's delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference. Exhausted and disillusioned with politics and government service by mid-1919, he devoted the remainder of his active life to medical practice and neurological research and writing.In 1927, after intensive experimentation, Egas Moniz performed the first cerebral angiography on a patient; this X-ray provided vital information on the brain in terms of blood circulation within it, the most significant finding in half a century. In 1935, he pioneered a new type of brain operation. His great contributions to medicine and to neurosurgery were finally recognized in 1949, when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the uses of leucotomy in certain psychoses. His two fascinating memoirs ( Confidencias de um Investigador Científico, 1949, and A Nossa Casa, 1950) are among the more significant and prescient of Portuguese memorial works in modern times. A tenacious collector of plastic arts, his collection is housed in the Egas Moniz House-Museum at Avança (near Aveiro), northern Portugal, and other memorabilia related to this outstanding scientist are located in the Egas Moniz Museum, Lisbon.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Egas Moniz, DR. Antônio Caetano
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71 Garforth, William Edward
SUBJECT AREA: Mining and extraction technology[br]b. 1845 Dukinfield, Cheshire, Englandd. 1 October 1921 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England[br]English colliery manager, pioneer in machine-holing and the safety of mines.[br]After Menzies conceived his idea of breaking off coal with machines in 1761, many inventors subsequently followed his proposals through into the practice of underground working. More than one century later, Garforth became one of the principal pioneers of machine-holing combined with the longwall method of working in order to reduce production costs and increase the yield of coal. Having been appointed agent to Pope \& Pearson's Collieries, West Yorkshire, in 1879, of which company he later became Managing Director and Chairman, he gathered a great deal of experience with different methods of cutting coal. The first disc machine was exhibited in London as early as 1851, and ten years later a pick machine was invented. In 1893 he introduced an improved type of deep undercutting machine, his "diamond" disc coal-cutter, driven by compressed air, which also became popular on the European continent.Besides the considerable economic advantages it created, the use of machinery for mining coal increased the safety of working in hard and thin seams. The improvement of safety in mining technology was always his primary concern, and as a result of his inventions and his many publications he became the leading figure in the British coal mining industry at the beginning of the twentieth century; safety lamps still carry his name. In 1885 he invented a firedamp detector, and following a severe explosion in 1886 he concentrated on coal-dust experiments. From the information he obtained of the effect of stone-dust on a coal-dust explosion he proposed the stone-dust remedy to prevent explosions of coal-dust. As a result of discussions which lasted for decades and after he had been entrusted with the job of conducting the British coal-dust experiments, in 1921 an Act made it compulsory in all mines which were not naturally wet throughout to treat all roads with incombustible dust so as to ensure that the dust always consisted of a mixture containing not more than 50 per cent combustible matter. In 1901 Garforth erected a surface gallery which represented the damaged roadways of a mine and could be filled with noxious fumes to test self-contained breathing apparata. This gallery formed the model from which all the rescue-stations existing nowadays have been developed.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1914. LLD Universities of Birmingham and Leeds 1912. President, Midland Institute 1892–4. President, The Institution of Mining Engineers 1911–14. President, Mining Association of Great Britain 1907–8. Chairman, Standing Committee on Mining, Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Fellow of the Geological Society of London. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers Greenwell Silver Medal 1907. Royal Society of Arts Fothergill Gold Medal 1910. Medal of the Institution of Mining Engineers 1914.Bibliography1901–2, "The application of coal-cutting machines to deep mining", Transactions of the Federated Institute of Mining Engineers 23: 312–45.1905–6, "A new apparatus for rescue-work in mines", Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers 31:625–57.1902, "British Coal-dust Experiments". Paper communicated to the International Congress on Mining, Metallurgy, Applied Mechanics and Practical Geology, Dusseldorf.Further ReadingGarforth's name is frequently mentioned in connection with coal-holing, but his outstanding achievements in improving safety in mines are only described in W.D.Lloyd, 1921, "Memoir", Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers 62:203–5.WKBiographical history of technology > Garforth, William Edward
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72 Gonin, Jules
SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology[br]b. 10 August 1870 Vaud, Switzerlandd. 11 June 1935 Lausanne, Switzerland[br]Swiss ophthalmic surgeon, originator of the therapy of retinal detachment with cautery.[br]After graduating form the University of Berne in 1894, Gonin was appointed Assistant to Marc Dufour, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hôpital de l'Asile des Aveugles, Lausanne. At the International Congress of Ophthalmology at Lucerne in 1904, the general opinion was expressed that the condition of retinal detachment was untreatable. Gonin spent the following decade studying the condition, and by 1920 he was able to inform the French Ophthalmological Society that he had been able to cure a number of cases by the use of localized cautery. In the same year Gonin succeeded to the chair in Lausanne, which became a centre for the treatment of retinal detachment; despite initial scepticism, by 1929 a convincing series of cases led to international acceptance and the further development of the technique with the use of diathermy. On his death he left a substantial bequest to the blind of Lausanne whom he had not been able to cure. The Gonin Medal is awarded quadrennially to the outstanding international figure in ophthalmology.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMarcel Benoist Prize 1928. Mackenzie Medal 1933. Von Graefe Medal 1936.Bibliography1918, The Anatomical Causes of Detachment of the Retina.1929, "Detachment of the retina", Proceedings of the International Congress of- Ophthalmology, Amsterdam.Further ReadingS.Duke-Elder, 1960–70, System of Ophthalmology, London.MG
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