wilson Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
   Harriet Wilson.
   
2. noun English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
   Sir Angus Wilson; Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson.
   
3. noun Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
   Alexander Wilson.
   
4. noun United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)
   Robert Woodrow Wilson.
   
5. noun Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
   John Tuzo Wilson.
   
6. noun American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
   James Wilson.
   
7. noun United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
   Edward Osborne Wilson; E. O. Wilson.
   
8. noun Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
   Charles Thomson Rees Wilson.
   
9. noun United States literary critic (1895-1972)
   Edmund Wilson.
   
10. noun 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
    President Wilson; Thomas Woodrow Wilson; Woodrow Wilson.
    
11. noun a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
    Mount Wilson.
    

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