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1909–88, American analytical philosopher, b. Baku, Russia (now Baky, Azerbaijan), grad. Cambridge Univ., Ph.D. Univ. of London, 1939. He taught at t...
(pyô´t r yä´k vly v ch chädä´y v) (KEY) , 1794–1856, Russian philosopher. An aristocrat by birth, he was converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1...
1907–2003, American actress, b. Hartford, Conn. She made periodic stage appearances from 1928 on and debuted in the first of her 43 films in 1932; i...
(märs l´ s) (KEY) , 1961–, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, b. New Orleans. Born into a distinguished jazz family, he studied classic...
1902–89, American philosopher, b. New York City, grad. City College (B.S., 1923), Ph.D. Columbia Univ., 1927. He taught at New York Univ. (1927–72...
(jôr´j s j m s´t s pl ´th ) (KEY) , c.1355–1452, Byzantine scholar and philosopher, b. Constantinople. He represented the Orthodox Eastern Churc...