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• Cecil Scott Forester (noun)
  1. 1899-1966 english writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower
• Dred Scott (noun)
  1. 1795?-1858 united States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
• Dred Scott Case, the
  1. an important decision made by the US SUPREME COURT in 1857. The case was brought to the SUPREME COURT by a SLAVE (= someone who is legally owned by another person) called Dred Scott. The Chief Justice of the SUPREME COURT officially decided that Dred Scott, like other SLAVE s, could not be considered a citizen of the US. He also stated that Congress must not prevent any state from having SLAVEry . These decisions made many people extremely angry, especially the ABOLITIONIST s (= people who wanted to end SLAVEry and make it illegal) and members of Congress, and the Dred Scott Case is considered one of the causes of the American CIVIL WAR .
• Fitzgerald, F. Scott
  1. (1896-1940) a US writer whose novels include The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night .
• Francis Scott Key (noun)
  1. 1779-1843 united States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
• Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (noun)
  1. 1896-1940 united States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States
• James Scott Connors (noun)
  1. born in 1952 outstanding United States tennis player
• John Scott Haldane (noun)
  1. 1860-1936 scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases
• Joplin, Scott
  1. (1868-1917) a US piano player and COMPOSER famous especially for his RAGTIME music, such as Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer
• Key, Francis Scott
  1. (1779-1843) a US poet, who wrote the words of The Star-Spangled Banner, the NATIONAL ANTHEM (= official song) of the US
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