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Gogarty, Oliver St. John

(Encyclopedia) Gogarty, Oliver St. JohnGogarty, Oliver St. Johngōˈgərtē [key], 1878–1957, Irish author. A physician, he also served (1922–36) in the parliament of the Irish Free State. Gogarty is…

Bolt, Usain St. Leo

(Encyclopedia) Bolt, Usain St. Leo, 1986–, Jamaican sprinter. Unusually tall (6 ft 5 in./1.96 m) for his sport, he won the gold medal for the 200-m sprint at the 2002 world junior championships and…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXXIII

Inferno: Canto XXXIIInferno: Canto XXXIVInferno: Canto XXXIII His mouth uplifted from his grim repast, That sinner, wiping it upon the hair Of the same head that he behind had wasted…

1924 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Results

Event   Bantamweight (-127 3/4 lb) Eduard Pütsep, EST   Anselm Ahlfors, FIN   Väinö Ikonen, FIN Featherweight (-136 1/2 lb) Kalle Antilla, FIN   Aleksanteri Toivola, FIN…

Brewer's: Scholastic

Anselm of Laon, Doctor Scholasticus. (1050-1117.) Epiphanius the Scholastic. An Italian scholar. (Sixth century.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Scholastic…

Descartes, René

(Encyclopedia) Descartes, RenéDescartes, Renérənāˈ dākärtˈ [key], Lat. Renatus Cartesius, 1596–1650, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, b. La Haye. Descartes' methodology was a major…

Biographies: Notable Philosophers

Notable Philosophers René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ugolino

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Adapted from the Vit...SonnetUgolino (Published by Medwin, "Life of Shelley", 1847, with Shelley's corrections in italics [''].—ED.) Inferno 33, 22-75…