Biography Category
(y s´t nôf) (KEY) , 1921–2004, English writer, director, and actor, b. London. A witty, charming, and cosmopolitan man, he debuted on the London s...
(m ´r ts v l´h lm dr ´b sh) (KEY) , 1802–96, German philosopher and mathematician. He was a teacher at Leipzig and a follower and adherent of Joh...
1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. He was widely interested in law, physiology, and literature and was professor of history and philosophy at the Univ...
(märch l´l mästr yän´n ) (KEY) , 1923–96, Italian movie actor, b. Fontana Liri, Italy. Known for his striking good looks and his world-weary i...
(Daniel Louis Armstrong), 1901–1971, American jazz trumpet virtuoso, singer, and bandleader, b. New Orleans. He learned to play the cornet in the ba...
1748–1832, English philosopher, jurist, political theorist, and founder of utilitarianism. Educated at Oxford, he was trained as a lawyer and was ad...