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(g ´ôrkh v l´h lm fr ´dr kh h ´g l) (KEY) , 1770–1831, German philosopher, b. Stuttgart; son of a government clerk.
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1918–86, American lyricist and librettist, b. New York City. After two years as a radio scriptwriter, Lerner began an association with the composer ...
(r b r´t ärd gô´) (KEY) , 1828–1920, Italian positivist philosopher. His early life was spent in the priesthood, from which he withdrew in diss...
(William Basie) (b ´s ) (KEY) , 1904–84, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer, b. Red Bank, N.J. After working in dance halls and vaudev...
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...
1940–, American comedian, b. Peoria, Ill. His wildly inventive, racially explosive, crudely and brilliantly expressed comic style is seen in such fi...