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Kocher
Swiss surgeon. He was the first surgeon to remove the thyroid gland to treat goiter (1876). He later found that total removal could cause a state resembling cretinism, but that leaving part of the gland in place made this temporary. He introduced a surgical method for reducing shoulder dislocations, as well as many new surgical techniques, instruments, and appliances. A type of forceps and a gallbladder surgery incision named for him are still used. He adopted J. Lister's principles of complete asepsis in surgery. In 1909 he won a Nobel Prize.


Michelet
French nationalist historian. He taught history and philosophy before he was appointed head of the historical section of the Record Office in 1831. His time there provided him with unique resources for his life's work, the 17-volume Histoire de France (1833-67). His method, an attempt to resurrect the past by immersing his own personality in his narrative, resulted in a historical synthesis of great dramatic power, though the 11 volumes that appeared in 1855-67 are distorted by his hatred of priests and kings, hasty or abusive treatment of documents, and mania for symbolic interpretation. His other works include the vivid and impassioned Histoire de la ré volution franç aise (7 vols., 1847-53). In his later years he wrote a series of lyrical books on nature, displaying his superb prose style.


Michelin
Leading French manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. It was founded in 1888 by the Michelin brothers, André (1853-1931) and É douard (1859-1940), to manufacture tires for bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. It introduced pneumatic tires for automobiles in the 1890s and soon became one of the major European tire producers. Michelin opened its first foreign plant in Turin in 1906 and today operates plants in many countries; it was reorganized as a holding company in 1951. It also publishes a famous series of travel guides and road maps. Its headquarters are at Clermont-Ferrand.


Moche
Dominant civilization on the N coast of present-day Peru in the 1st-8th cent. AD. The name comes from the great site of Moche, in the Moche River valley, apparently the capital of the Moche peoples. Their settlements extended along N Peru's hot, arid coast from the Lambayeque River valley south to the Nepeñ a River valley. They irrigated extensively, and their agriculture supported many urban centers with stepped pyramids. They were skilled metalworkers and produced sophisticated craft goods, incl. fine mold-made pottery. The cause of their demise is unknown. See also Andean civilization.


Rachel
In the Book of Genesis, the wife of Jacob. Jacob was forced to serve her father Laban for seven years to win her, but at the end of that time he was tricked into marrying her sister Leah. He had to work another seven years before he could marry Rachel. At first childless, she eventually gave birth to Joseph, and she ...

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