Biography Category
( n s´´ d ´m s) (KEY) , Greek skeptic philosopher, fl. probably 1st cent. B.C. Thought to be a native of Knossos, Crete, he taught in Alexandria. A...
1891–1953, English philosopher. He became head of the department of philosophy at Birbeck College, Univ. of London, in 1930. As a rationalist, he wa...
(b pstr; z, bä´–) (KEY) , 1941–, American folk singer and political activist, b. New York City. Baez began singing traditional folk ballads, blu...
1880–1947, American philosopher, b. Minsk, Russia, grad. College of the City of New York, 1900, Ph.D. Harvard, 1906. He emigrated to the United Stat...
(r ´n r v r´n r fäs´b n´´d r) (KEY) , 1946–82, German filmmaker, b. Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria. One of the most highly regarded and prolific dir...
(lô´d r) (KEY) , 1870–1950, Scottish baritone. His original name was MacLennan. Lauder was popular for his singing of ballads and comic songs, man...