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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Name at birth: Jacqueline Lee BouvierThe wife and then widow of U.S. president John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis remains an American icon of high style and grace. Jackie Bouvier…Thomas Aquinas
Name at birth: Tommaso d'AquinoThomas Aquinas was a priest, professor and philosopher who influenced centuries of religious and academic thought with his methodical way of harmonizing faith and…Peter Abelard
Name at birth: Pierre Le PalletPeter Abelard (also Abelaird or Abaelardus) was a 12th century scholar and theological pot-stirrer whose fame as a critic was eclipsed by his tortured love affair with…Brewer's: Elements
according to Aristotle. Aristotle maintained that there are four elements—fire, air, water, and earth, and this assertion has been the subject of very unwise ridicule. Modern chemists…Christina Onassis
Christina Onassisshipping executiveBorn: 12/11/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The only daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Christina Onassis's tempestuous personal life,…Christina Onassis Biography
Christina Onassisshipping executiveBorn: 12/11/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The only daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Christina Onassis's tempestuous personal life,…Avicenna
(Encyclopedia) AvicennaAvicennaăvĭsĕnˈə [key], Arabic Ibn Sina, 980–1037, Islamic philosopher and physician, of Persian origin, b. near Bukhara. He was the most renowned philosopher of medieval Islam…Venizelos, Evangelos
(Encyclopedia) Venizelos, EvangelosVenizelos, Evangelosĕvän-gĕlˈlōs [key]Venizelos, Evangelos vĕnēzēˈlōs [key], 1957–, Greek politician, b. Thessaloniki, Ph.D. Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, 1980.…Boethius
(Encyclopedia) BoethiusBoethiusbōēˈthēəs [key], BoetiusBoetiusbōēˈshəs [key], or BoeceBoethiusbōēsˈ [key] (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius), c.475–525, Roman philosopher and statesman. An honored…Brewer's: Aristophanes
The English or modern Aristophanes. Samuel Foote (1722–1777). The French Aristophanes. J. Baptiste Poquelin de Molière (1622–1673). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Trending
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