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A. D. GardnerArthur Duncan Gardner (1884 - 1977) was a member of the team of Oxford University scientists who developed penicillin and was Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford from 1948 to 1954. He was educated at Rugby School, where he studied classics, before entering University College, Oxford University t..
A. D. GodleyAlfred Denis Godley (1856--1925) was a classical scholar and author of humorous poems. From 1910 to 1920 he was Public Orator at the University of Oxford, a post that involved composing citations in Latin for the recipients of honorary degrees. One of these was for Thomas Hardy who received an Hon..
A. D. GordonA. D. Gordon Aaron David Gordon (1856 in Troianov or Podolia Russia-1922 on Kibbutz Deganiah) was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism. He founded the "Hapoel Hatzair" ("Young Worker") movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come. I..
ADGADG is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: Acyclic Directed GraphAdvanced Data GuardingAirfield Defence GuardsAlpha Delta Gamma, National Fraternity ..
AdgestoneAdgestone is a small village on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to Brading in the east of the island. ..
Adge CutlerAdge Cutler was lead singer of the band The Wurzels. Cutler was born in 1930 in Nailsea, North Somerset. He was the founder of the Wurzels, and spent his earlier years pursuing various jobs he would use as material for later songs, including road manager for Acker Bilk, working in a cider mill (Coa..
Ad GentesAd Gentes is the Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church. Passed by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,394 to 5, it was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965. The title is Latin for "To the Nations," and is from the first line of the decree, as is cust..
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