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Brewer's: Philisides
(4 syl.). Philip Sidney (Phili' Sid). Spenser uses the word in the Pastoral Æglogue on the Death of Sir Philip. “Philisides is dead.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Johnston, Albert Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general, b. Washington, Ky. After serving in the Black Hawk War, he resigned (1834) from the U.S. army and went to Texas where he enlisted…Philip Agee Biography
former CIA officerDied: January 7, 2008 (Havana, Cuba) Best Known as: a former CIA officer who turned against the agency A former CIA officer who turned…Anton Philips Biography
Anton Philipselectronics manufacturerBorn: 1874Birthplace: The Netherlands Anton joined the light bulb business run by his brother Gerard in 1895; he began working as a salesperson and by…Thomas, Philip Michael
actorBirthplace: Columbus, OhioBorn: 5/26/49Philip Concise Biography
(Philip Mountbatten) Duke of EdinburghBirthplace: Corfu, GreeceBorn: 6/10/21Brewer's: Philip Nye
(in Hædibras). One of the assembly of Dissenting ministers, noted for his ugly beard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Philip QuarlPhilip A B C D E F G…Brewer's: Philip Quarl
A castaway sailor, solaced off a desert island by a monkey. Imitation of Robinson Crusoe. (1727.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Philippe EgalitePhilip Nye…Philip Seymour Hoffman
Stage and screen actor Philip Seymour Hoffman won critical raves and an Oscar as best actor for his starring role in the 2005 movie Capote. Hoffman earned a reputation early in his career as a hard-…Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was a prolific science fiction author who ditched bug-eyed monsters and spacemen to explore the nature of reality and paranoia on a cosmic scale. In spite of winning a Hugo Award…Trending
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