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d. 1245, English scholastic philosopher, called the Unanswerable Doctor by his fellow scholastics. He was a Franciscan and a lecturer at the Univ. of ...
1932–, Anglo-American film actress, b. London. Regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful women, Taylor went from child star to a series of lad...
(Abu Yusuf Yakub ibn Ishak al-Kindi) (ä´b y s f´ yäk b´ b´ n shäk´ l-k n´d ) (KEY) , 9th cent. Arab philosopher, b. Basra, Iraq. He studi...
(zhäN gäb N´) (KEY) , 1904–76, French film actor, b. Paris; his original name was Alexis Moncourge. Gabin’s work as a cabaret entertainer led t...
1940–, American comedian, b. Peoria, Ill. His wildly inventive, racially explosive, crudely and brilliantly expressed comic style is seen in such fi...
1846–1924, English philosopher. He was educated at Oxford, where he became a fellow of Merton College in 1876. His works include Ethical Studies (18...