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( ´v mp s, ä´´v mpä´th ) (KEY) , Arabic Ibn Bajja, d. 1138, Spanish-Arab philosopher. Little is known of his life, but he was born in Zaragoza a...
(Berta Helene Amalie Riefenstahl) (l ´n r ´f nshtäl´´, b r´t h l ´n ämäl´y ) (KEY) , 1902–2003, German filmmaker, b. Berlin. A dancer a...
( mp d´ kl z) (KEY) , c.495–c.435 B.C., Greek philosopher, b. Acragas (present Agrigento), Sicily. Leader of the democratic faction in his native c...
( ´b n t f l´) (KEY) , d. 1185/86?, 12th-century Spanish-Arab philosopher and physician, b. near Granada. His chief work was a philosophical romance...
(s l´s s) (KEY) , 2d cent., Roman philosopher, an aggressive antagonist of Christianity. His works have been lost, but the substance of his True Disc...
1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music from childhood, Presley began playing guitar before his adolescence. He f...