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1893–1962, Scottish-Australian philosopher, b. Scotland. A graduate of the Univ. of Glasgow, he taught (1918–27) at the universities of Cardiff, G...
(äntô´ny j n v ´z ) (KEY) , 1712–69, Italian philosopher and economist, a pioneer in writing philosophy in Italian instead of in Latin. Genoves...
(fl ´ rt ) (KEY) , 1884–1951, American explorer and film producer. He was born in Michigan and grew up in Canada. He explored (1910–16) subarctic...
(y by ´l d z) (KEY) , 4th cent. B.C., Greek philosopher, native of Miletus. He was a contemporary and adversary of Aristotle and was the successor of...
1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music from childhood, Presley began playing guitar before his adolescence. He f...
(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...