Biography Category
(h p ´sh ) (KEY) , d.415, Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher and mathematician, a woman renowned for her learning, eloquence, and beauty. Little is ...
1915–59, American singer, b. Baltimore. Her original name was Eleanora Fagan. She began singing professionally in 1930, and after performing with nu...
(gôr´j s) (KEY) , c.485–c.380 B.C., Greek Sophist. From his native city, Leontini, Sicily, he was sent as an ambassador to Athens, where he settl...
(Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957–, American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. He gained recognition as a student at New York Univ. with his graduation film, Joe...
(Mary Louise Streep), 1949–, American actress, b. Summit, N.J. She attended Yale Drama School and appeared in many Broadway and off-Broadway product...
( ty n´ bôn ´ d kôNd yäk´) (KEY) , 1715–80, French philosopher who developed the theory of sensationalism (i.e., that all knowledge comes fro...