Burroughs

(bʉr′ōz)

Burroughs, Edgar Rice 1875-1950; U.S. writer of popular fiction: known for his Tarzan stories
Burroughs, John 1837-1921; U.S. naturalist & writer
Burroughs, William S(eward) 1914-97; U.S. novelist

See Burroughs in American Heritage Dictionary 4

American writer best known for creating the character Tarzan in his novel Tarzan of the Apes (1914).

, John 1837-1921.

American naturalist and writer whose vivid essays gained him wide popularity as a benign sage of nature.

, William Seward 1855-1898.

American inventor who in the early 1890s designed and patented the first practical adding machine.

, William Seward 1914-1997.

American writer noted especially for Naked Lunch (1959), a surrealist portrait of drug addiction.

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