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( t´m nt h s´ rl) (KEY) , 1859–1938, German philosopher, founder of the phenomenological movement (see phenomenology). He was professor at Göttin...
1885–1957, American movie producer, b. Russia. Mayer began (1907) as the operator of a theater in Haverhill, Mass., gradually gaining control of all...
( r z´m s) (KEY) or Desiderius Erasmus (d s d r´ s) (KEY) [Gr. Erasmus, his given name, and Lat., Desiderius=beloved; both are regarded as the eq...
(h f´m n, hôf´–) (KEY) , 1937–, American actor, b. Los Angeles. Not glamorous in the manner of earlier stars, Hoffman began on Broadway, but ga...
( ´d ärt f n härt´män) (KEY) , 1842–1906, German philosopher. His Philosophy of the Unconscious appeared in 1869 (tr., 3 vol., 1884; new ed. 19...
(d m k´r t s) (KEY) , c.460–c.370 B.C., Greek philosopher of Abdera; pupil of Leucippus. His theory of the nature of the physical world was the mos...