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Parini, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Parini, GiuseppeParini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā pärēˈnē [key], 1729–99, Italian poet, a priest and teacher. He was a professor and a superintendent of schools in Milan; a liberal,…Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers
(Encyclopedia) Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers, 1852–1924, English composer and teacher, b. Dublin, studied in Cambridge, and Leipzig. In 1883 he became professor of music at the Royal College of…Sachs, Paul J.
(Encyclopedia) Sachs, Paul J.Sachs, Paul J.săks [key], 1878–1965, American art teacher and collector, b. New York City. As professor of fine arts at Harvard, Sachs influenced and inspired many art…Gassendi, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Gassendi, PierreGassendi, Pierrepyĕr gäsäNdēˈ [key], 1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist. A teacher and priest, Gassendi taught at Digne, Aix, and the Royal College at Paris…Frankel, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Frankel, Charles, 1917–79, American philosopher, b. New York City, grad. Columbia 1937, Ph.D., 1946. A teacher at Columbia since 1939, he became Old Dominion professor of philosophy…Gray, John Chipman
(Encyclopedia) Gray, John Chipman, 1839–1915, American lawyer and teacher, b. Brighton, Mass. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1861), he served in the Civil War and then entered law practice in…guru
(Encyclopedia) gurugurug&oomacr;ˈr&oomacr;, g&oobreve;rˈ&oomacr; [key], in Hinduism and Buddhism, spiritual teacher. The guru gives initiation into spiritual practice and instructs…Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
(Encyclopedia) Ingemann, Bernhard SeverinIngemann, Bernhard Severinbĕrnˈhärt sĕvˈərēn ĭngˈəmän [key], 1789–1862, Danish poet, playwright, and novelist. As teacher and director of Soro Academy,…Chrysoloras, Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Chrysoloras, ManuelChrysoloras, Manuelkrĭsəlôrˈəs [key], c.1350–1415, Greek teacher and writer, b. Constantinople. Traveling to Italy on a diplomatic mission, he became celebrated for…Forster, Johann Reinhold
(Encyclopedia) Forster, Johann Reinhold, 1729–98, German naturalist and teacher. His Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1772–73) on zoology, ornithology, and ichthyology established him…Trending
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