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Henry George

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cyclist (1891–1976)

Person · Open Library

Born
1882
Died
1965
Works
66

Top works

  • Maṣādir al-mūsīqá al-ʻArabīyah
  • Instruments of music
  • Music in 18th century Scotland
  • Turkish instruments of music in the seventeenth century
  • Byzantine musical instruments in the ninth century

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1685-02-23
Active to
1759-04-14

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
28
Total plays
163

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A short history of<i>SHELX</i>

    · 2007 · cited 79,944x

  2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    · 1997 · cited 48,627x

  3. Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>

    · 2015 · cited 40,878x

  4. <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination

    · 2015 · cited 27,634x

  5. A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity

    · 1961 · cited 23,200x

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Quotes

  • It is too narrow an understanding of production which confines it merely to the making of things. Production includes not merely the making of things, but the bringing of them to the consumer. The merchant or storekeeper is thus as truly a producer as is the manufacturer, or farmer, and his stock or capital is as much devoted to production as is theirs.
  • It is as to whether its services or uses are to be exchanged or not which makes a tool an article of capital or merely an article of wealth. Thus, the lathe of a manufacturer used in making things which are to be exchanged is capital, while the lathe kept by a gentleman for his own amusement is not.
  • The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as their equal right to breathe the air — it is a right proclaimed by the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men have a right to be in this world, and others no right.
  • There are people into whose heads it never enters to conceive of any better state of society than that which now exists.
  • The intelligence required for the solving of social problems is not a thing of the mere intellect. It must be animated with the religious sentiment and warm with sympathy for human suffering. It must stretch out beyond self-interest, whether it be the self-interest of the few or of the many. It must seek justice. For at the bottom of every social problem we will find a social wrong.
  • How can a man be said to have a country where he has no right to a square inch of soil...

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Family name
George
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of birth
Q81046
Place of death
Uccle
Occupation
sport cyclist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
Le belge Henry George vainqueur du 50 kilomètres cyclistes aux JO de 1920 (félcité par le général Cubra).jpg
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date of birth
1891-02-18
date of death
1976-01-06
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