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Haworth

(ˈhaʊəθ)

(Placename) a village in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire: home of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. Pop: 6078 (2001)

Haworth

(ˈhaʊəθ)

(Biography) Sir Walter Norman. 1883–1950, British biochemist, who shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1937) for being the first to synthesize ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

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Ha•worth

(ˈhɑ wərθ, ˈhɔ-)

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Sir Walter Norman, 1883–1950, English chemist.

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Haworth - English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)

Sir Walter Norman Haworth

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"Yesterday," he said one morning after an absence, "I went to Thwaite for mother an' near th' Blue Cow Inn I seed Bob Haworth. He's the strongest chap on th' moor.

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Miss Bronte, a product and embodiment of the strictest religious sense of duty, somewhat tempered by the liberalizing tendency of the time, was the daughter of the rector of a small and bleak Yorkshire village, Haworth, where she was brought up in poverty.

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Synopsis: Set in and around the town of Haworth it gives a dual introduction to tourists, visitors, and lovers of the literature generated by the Brontes when they are exploring this unique area of Yorkshire and walk in the footsteps of those who knew and loved this town and its moorlands two hundred years ago.

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1 Stafford Rangers finished their season on a high after an Andrew Haworth brace helped them to a 4-1 victory over Matlock Town.

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Haworth is home to the Bronte Parsonage Museum and Worth Valley village where Emily, Charlotte and Anne lived.

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Vet Harry Haworth wrote a report stating dogs are being put at "grave risk of death for an illegal and unnecessary cosmetic mutilation".

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Samuel Dean Haworth, 25, was caught by police as he tried to get into the music festival in Cheshire last August.

Judge right to jail man who smuggled cocaine Kinder Egg into Creamfields inside himself; Samuel Haworth had argued his 18 month term should be cut but top judges said it was a deterrent

FORMER Tranmere striker Simon Haworth has become the new manager of Clitheroe FC.

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Tory AM Janet Haworth has visited Gwydir Castle in Llanrwst and the damage at Plas Cadnant Gardens near Menai Bridge.

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Janet Haworth, an Assembly Member for the Conservatives who is based in Llandudno and serves the region of North Wales, was a Conwy councillor for the ward of Gogarth.

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Bronte Country & Reader O er PS10 o Special O er Book before 30 September 2015* Haworth Christmas Market A Victorian Christmas treat 2 days from PS105.00, Nov 2015 The Yorkshire village of Haworth, home of the famous Bronte sisters, is transformed at Christmastime.

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Circuit Judge Lee Haworth has presided over cases in all five divisions of Florida's 12th Judicial Circuit since he was elected to the bench more than a quarter of a century ago.