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(häns´ g ´ôrk g ´d m r) (KEY) , 1900–2002, German philosopher, b. Marburg. He taught at Kiel (1934–37), Marburg (1937–39), Leipzig (1939–...
1896–1993, American stage and movie actress, b. Springfield, Ohio. In 1912 she began her film career with D. W. Griffith. A fragile, delicate beauty...
( ty n´ zh lsôN´) (KEY) , 1884–1978, French philosopher and historian, b. Paris. He taught the history of medieval philosophy at the Sorbonne (19...
(j vän´n j nt ´l ) (KEY) , 1875–1944, Italian philosopher and educator. He taught philosophy in several Italian universities and for many years ...
1904–86, British movie actor, b. Bristol as Archibald Alexander Leach. He began on stage in 1923 and made his first film in 1932. An almost immediat...
(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...