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He was a Greek philosophically-minded poet, theologian, social and religious critic and the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy. He criticised the stories about the gods told by …
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He is one of America’s most prominent filmmakers. He has made many comedies and serious films that deal with subjects that have always interested him-the relationships of men and …
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to …
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He is recognized as one of literature’s greatest influences, very little is actually known about him. What we do know about his life comes from registrar records, court records, …
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William McFee was a writer of sea stories. He was born on the Erin’s Isle, a three-master owned by his father, a sea captain. Educated at Culford School, he …
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He was an original thinker in and between the disciplines of physiology, psychology and philosophy. His twelve-hundred page masterwork, “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), is a rich blend of …
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He was a German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer. Born in Hanover, Wilhelm first followed his father into the Military Band of Hanover, but emigrated to Britain at …
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American short story writer, novelist. He was a Nobel Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, his reputation is …
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He was a German physicist and philosopher. In 1925, he discovered a way to formulate quantum mechanics in terms of matrices. For that discovery, he was awarded the Nobel …
