Biography Category
(d m k´r t s) (KEY) , c.460–c.370 B.C., Greek philosopher of Abdera; pupil of Leucippus. His theory of the nature of the physical world was the mos...
(d j´ n z p l ´n ) (KEY) , 5th cent. B.C., Greek philosopher. An eclectic, he reverted to the Milesian tradition of a century earlier in seeking ...
(zhäk´ d r´´r dä´) (KEY) , 1930–2004, French philosopher, b. El Biar, Algeria. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, he taugh...
(r n ´ d kärt´) (KEY) , Lat. Renatus Cartesius, 1596–1650, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, b. La Haye. Descartes’ methodology...
(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 ...
(dôs´s dôs´s ) (KEY) , 1479?–1542, Italian painter of the Ferrarese school, whose real name was Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri. He may have bee...