Kekulé, August. 1829-96. Benzene ring structure discovered in dream, 1865. Valence bond theory.

Kinsey, Alfred. 1894-1956. US sexologist. Sexual Behaviour 1948,53.

Kitasato, Shibasaburo. 1852-1931. Japanese. Discovered tetanus antitoxin 1890, plague bacillus 1894.

Kölliker, Rudolph. 1817-1905. German histologist. Discovered cellular structure of tissue. Spermatozoa 1841.

Koran. (Qur’an.) 615-32. Islamic sacred book of God’s revelations to Muhammad.

Korzybski, Alfred. 1879-1950. Polish/US linguist. General semantics 1933.

Kosovo. Predominantly Albanian province of southwest Serbia, Yugoslavia. 1996-99 KLA rebels seek autonomy. Serbian ethnic cleansing.

Kublai Khan. 1215-94. First Mongol Emperor. Conquered China. Established Yüan dynasty.

Kwang-hsü. 1872-1908. Chinese Emperor. 1875-. Aunt Tz’u-hsi regent except 1889 Hundred Days of Reform.

Ladislaus I. 1040-95. King of Hungary 1077-. National hero, defeated Poles, Russians, Tatars. Conquered Croats.

Lagash. 6000BC-. Sumerian capital conquered by Sargon c2300BC.

Land League. 1879. Irish association to reduce rents. Agitated for Home Rule. Parnell.

Landsteiner, Karl. 1868-1943. Austrian/US. Discovered ABO blood types 1901, Rh factor 1940.

Lars Porsena. 6C BC. Etruscan king of Clusium. Conquered Rome.

Lascaux Caves. 100,000BC paintings discovered 1940.

Laurens, Henry. 1724-92. US President of Continental Congress 1777-8. Captured by British. Exchanged for Cornwallis.

Laveran, Charles. 1845-1922. French pathologist. Discovered Malaria parasite 1880.

Lawrence, D.H. 1885-1930. Censored English psychological novelist exploring consciousness and morality. Sons and Lovers 1913. Women in Love 1926. Lady Chatterly’s Lover 1928. Modernism.

Leakey, Louis. 1903-72. British anthropological archeologist. With wife Mary, discovered homo habilis and other ancient humanoid fossils.

Lear, Edward. 1812-88. 1846 Book of Nonsense popularized limericks.

Lebrun, Albert. 1871-1950. French president 1931-40. Surrendered to Pétain.

Lee, Robert E. 1807-70. Brilliant Confederate general. Captured John Brown. Surrender at Appomatox ended Civil War.

Le Verrier, Urbain. 1811-77. French astronomer: predicted existence of Neptune by calculation, 1845.

Levites. Hebrew religious teachers, who slaughtered the idolators of the golden calf.

Liberty, Statue of. 1886. Bartholdi sculpture. Gift from France.

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