Clark

(klärk)

noun

a masculine name

  1. Clark, George Rogers 1752-1818; Am. frontiersman & Revolutionary War leader
  2. Clark, Tom C(ampbell) 1899-1977; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1949-67)
  3. Clark, William 1770-1838; Am. explorer

See Clark in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1979-1980).

, George Rogers 1752-1818.

American military leader and frontiersman who led numerous raids on British troops and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory during the Revolutionary War.

, John Bates 1847-1938.

American economist known for his theory of marginal productivity. He wrote The Philosophy of Wealth (1885) and The Distribution of Wealth (1899).

, Kenneth Bancroft 1914-2005.

Panamanian-born American psychologist and author who demonstrated the psychological effects of racial segregation and ghetto life, influencing the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

, Sir Kenneth McKenzie 1903-1983.

British art historian whose works include The Nude (1955), Civilisation (1970), and Feminine Beauty (1980).

, Mark Wayne 1896-1984.

American general who was Allied commander in North Africa and Italy in World War II and supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea (1952-1953).

, William 1770-1838.

American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in an expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806). Clark was responsible for the careful mapmaking en route.

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