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Bernard Williams 2003 Deaths

Bernard WilliamsAge: 73 one of the 20th century's most brilliant philosophers, Williams was best known for his influential critiques of both Kant and utilitarianism and for defending the…

George Bernard Shaw Biography

George Bernard Shawplaywright, essayist, criticBorn: 7/26/1856Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Nobel Prize-winning playwright, essayist and critic known for his witty, intelligent dramas of ideas…

Charles Bernard HOEVEN, Congress, IA (1895-1980)

HOEVEN Charles Bernard , a Representative from Iowa; born in Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa, March 30, 1895; attended the public schools and Alton (Iowa) High School; State University of Iowa at…

Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofBirkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofbûrˈkənhĕdˌ [key], 1872–1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899…

Vandalia

(Encyclopedia) VandaliaVandaliavăndāˈlyə [key], city (1990 pop. 13,882), Montgomery co., W central Ohio, a suburb of Dayton; inc. 1848. Motor vehicle parts are among the city's manufactures. National…

Herbert, A. P.

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, A. P. (Sir Alan Patrick Herbert), 1890–1971, English author and member of Parliament. He was a regular contributor to the comic magazine Punch from 1910 until his death.…

Bolzano, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Bolzano, BernardBolzano, Bernardbōltsäˈnō [key], 1781–1848, Czech philosopher, mathematician, and theologian. Though as a Catholic priest he himself was primarily concerned with…