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An English surname meaning "son of Agnes"
The Avro Anson
A male given name transferred from the surname

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Anson Burlingame
born Nov. 14, 1820, New Berlin, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 23, 1870, St. Petersburg, Russia U.S. diplomat. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1855-61) and helped found the Republican Party. As U.S. minister to China (1861-67), he implemented a policy of cooperation between China and the Western powers. He so impressed the Chinese government that in 1867 he was appointed imperial envoy to conduct China's international relations. He concluded the Burlingame Treaty, which established reciprocal rights of Chinese and U.S. citizens
Robert Anson Heinlein
born July 7, 1907, Butler, Mo., U.S. died May 8, 1988, Carmel, Calif. U.S. science-fiction writer. He pursued graduate study in physics and mathematics and began his writing career in the pulp magazine Astounding Science Fiction in the 1930s. The first of his many novels and story collections was Rocket Ship Galileo (1947). Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), his best-known work, attracted a large cult following. His other books include Double Star (1956), Methuselah's Children (1958), Starship Troopers (1959), The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966), and I Will Fear No Evil (1970). He won an unprecedented four Hugo Awards, and his sophisticated works did much to develop the genre
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