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Noun: Evans  e-vunz
  1. British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
    - Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans
     
  2. United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
    - Herbert McLean Evans

Type of: anatomist, archaeologist, archeologist [US]

Encyclopedia: Evans, Medford

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