Biography Category
(b ´ s) (KEY) , fl. 6th cent. B.C., Greek sage, b. Priene. He is at best semilegendary but was called one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Many epigr...
1935–, American singer and composer, b. Ferriday, La. Combining country music elements with an energetic performance style, he was an early star of ...
1902–89, American philosopher, b. New York City, grad. City College (B.S., 1923), Ph.D. Columbia Univ., 1927. He taught at New York Univ. (1927–72...
(dôr´s ) (KEY) , 1899–1993, American gospel musician, b. Villa Rica, Ga. He began his career as a blues pianist and songwriter. Later he became a ...
(hw shûr) (KEY) , c.380–c.300 B.C., Chinese logician, remembered for his paradoxes. Little is known about his life, except that he was a provincia...
1928–, Italian film director, b. Archangela as Felice Assunta Wertmuller von Elgg Spanol von Braucich. In the 1970s she became known for her surreal...