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    Norman Maclean Leys (1875 – 15 August 1944) was a British Africanist and political critic. He was described by his Manchester Guardian obituarist as "a...
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    castles." Watkins referred to these lines as "leys" although had reservations about doing so. The term ley derived from the Old English term for a cleared...
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    Leys's initial interest in Africa was prompted by reading the anti-racist books on Kenya written in the inter-war years by his half-uncle Norman Leys...
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  • Sir Alexander Norman Ley Cater KCIE (15 June 1880 – 21 October 1957) was an administrator in British India. Born at Lower Bebington, Cheshire, the son...
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    Henri Leys, Hendrik Leys or Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys (18 February 1815 – 26 August 1869) was a Belgian painter and printmaker. He was a leading representative...
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    Herald which was published on 17 April 1920 came from the Africanist Norman Leys and criticized Morel for "his so-called physiological facts", which are...
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  • either) that the Leys had no surviving child, if they had any. His burial was most likely in Brean. Most of what we now know about the Leys are drawn from...
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    Claude McKay, the Jamaican poet and labour activist, and Norman Leys, the British Africanist. Leys stated that such allegations constituted "one of the great...
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  • Richard Norman Ley (born November 2, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World...
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    James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys.[citation needed] It remains uncertain if the name of Burnett is of Saxon or Norman origins. It has been suggested...
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