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Philip Roth
American writer Philip Roth spent more than five decades as the prolific and provocative writer of novels and short stories before his death at age 85 in 2018. His themes often involved Jewish-…Philip Pullman
A part-time lecturer on literature, Philip Pullman wrote the children's books The Ruby in the Smoke (1988) and The Firework-Maker's Daughters (1996), but is more widely known for the His Dark…Prince Philip
Prince Philip was the official consort to Queen Elizabeth II, from her ascension to throne in 1952 until his death in 2021. His 69 years in the role made him the longest-serving royal consort in…Philip Emeagwali
Philip Emeagwali won the Gordon Bell supercomputing prize in 1989 for applying the power of networked computers to analysis of oil field reserves. The award came with a $1000 prize. The child of a…Philip Berrigan
A World War II artillery and infantry officer, Philip Berrigan did an about-face after becoming a Catholic priest and devoted his life to opposing what he saw as warlike, imperialist U.S. policies.…Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe is the most famous fictional detective and icon of the "hard-boiled" school of 20th-century mystery writing. The creation of author Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe is a private…Tillie Fowler 2005 Deaths
Tillie FowlerAge: 62 Republican politician who served four terms in Congress. Known as the “steel magnolia” for her sharp intelligence and grace, Fowler, once the highest-ranking woman in…Aesop's Fables: The Fowler and the Lark
by Aesop The Eagle and the BeetleThe Fisherman PipingThe Fowler and the Lark A Fowler was setting his nets for little birds when a Lark came up to him and asked him what he was doing. "I…Aesop's Fables: The Partridge and the Fowler
by Aesop The Man Who Lost His SpadeThe Runaway SlaveThe Partridge and the Fowler A Fowler caught a Partridge in his nets, and was just about to wring its neck when it made a piteous appeal…Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess
(Encyclopedia) Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess, pseud. Elizabeth, 1866–1941, English novelist, b. Sydney, Australia; cousin of Katherine Mansfield. In 1890 she married Count…Trending
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