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1885–1977, German Marxist philosopher. He taught at the Univ. of Leipzig (1918–33), drifting toward Marxist thought during the 1920s. He fled the ...
c.1214–1294?, English scholastic philosopher and scientist, a Franciscan. He studied at Oxford as well as at the Univ. of Paris and became one of th...
(b ´b r) (KEY) , 1878–1965, Jewish philosopher, b. Vienna. Educated at German universities, he was active in Zionist affairs, and he taught philoso...
(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...
(l ´dôlf bäk´h z n) (KEY) , 1631–1708, Dutch marine painter. He is best known for his scenes of stormy seas. In later years Backhuysen also did ...
(v l´h lm f n b ´d ) (KEY) , 1845–1929, German art critic and writer. He abandoned law for art and archaeology in 1869. In 1872 he was made assist...