Wilson (n.)

  1. author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

    [ Syn: wilson , harriet wilson ]

  2. 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)

    [ Syn: wilson , woodrow wilson , thomas woodrow wilson , president wilson ]

  3. a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14, 246 feet high)

    [ Syn: wilson , mount wilson ]

  4. English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)

    [ Syn: wilson , sir angus wilson , angus frank johnstone wilson ]

  5. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)

    [ Syn: wilson , alexander wilson ]

  6. United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)

    [ Syn: wilson , robert woodrow wilson ]

  7. Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)

    [ Syn: wilson , john tuzo wilson ]

  8. American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)

    [ Syn: wilson , james wilson ]

  9. United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)

    [ Syn: wilson , e. o. wilson , edward osborne wilson ]

  10. Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)

    [ Syn: wilson , charles thomson rees wilson ]

  11. United States literary critic (1895-1972)

    [ Syn: wilson , edmund wilson ]

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