Biography Category
(frä j vän´n j kôn´d ) (KEY) , c.1435–1515, Italian architect, engineer, and antiquary. A Franciscan friar, he was accomplished in philosophy,...
1939–, American actor. The son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda, he made his screen debut in a forgettable 1963 feature. Several movies late...
(h lv ´sh s, Fr. kl d ädr N´ lv syüs´) (KEY) , 1715–71, French philosopher, one of the Encyclopedists. He held the post of farmer-general (i....
(äntô´ny älyôt´tä) (KEY) , 1881–1964, Italian philosopher, b. Salerno. He taught at the universities of Padua and Naples. He wrote a critica...
(hôrk´h ´´m r, hôr´k ´´–) (KEY) , 1895–1973, German philosopher and sociologist. As director (1930–58) of the Institute for Social Resea...
1945–, British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. Ripley, Surrey, England. A seminal figure in rock music, he is noted especially for his virtuos...