Biography Category
( d´ lärd) (KEY) , fl. 12th cent., English scholastic philosopher, celebrated for his study of Arabic learning. He translated Euclid from Arabic int...
(y ´kl d, m g´ r ) (KEY) , c.450–c.375 B.C., Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates and traditional founder of the Megarian school. He combined...
( smä´n s mb ´n ) (KEY) , 1923–, Senegalese writer and film director writing in French and Wolof, often regarded as the father of sub-Saharan Af...
1899–1980, English-American film director, writer, and producer, b. London. Hitchcock began his career as a director in 1925 and became prominent wi...
(r b n´ blä´th s) (KEY) , 1948–, Panamanian singer, songwriter, band leader, and actor. He is a graduate (1972) of the Univ. of Panama law school...
(lw zhäN lümy r´) (KEY) , 1864–1948, and Auguste Lumière ( güst´) (KEY) , 1862–1954, French inventors, brothers. They invented the Cinémat...