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Reid, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Reid, Thomas, 1710–96, Scottish philosopher. He taught at King's College, Aberdeen, and at the Univ. of Glasgow. He is known as the founder of the common-sense school of philosophy,…Polykleitos
(Encyclopedia) Polykleitos,&sp;Polycletus, or PolyclitusPolyclituspŏlĭklīˈtəs, –klēˈ–, –klī– [key], two Greek sculptors of the school of Argos. Polykleitos, the elder, fl. c.450–c.420 b.c., was a…Kim, Jim Yong
(Encyclopedia) Kim, Jim Yong, 1959–, Korean-American physician, university administrator, and global health specialist, b. Seoul, grad. Brown (A.B., 1982), Harvard (M.D., 1991, Ph.D., 1993). He moved…Leiter, Saul
(Encyclopedia) Leiter, SaulLeiter, Saullītˈər [key], 1923–2013, American photographer, b. Pittsburgh. A painter in the early 1940s, Leiter switched to photography late in the decade. Along with…Habermas, Jürgen
(Encyclopedia) Habermas, JürgenHabermas, Jürgenyûrˈgən häˈbûrmäs [key], 1929–, German philosopher. He is a professor at the Univ. of Frankfurt (emeritus since 1994) and is the best-known contemporary…Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr., 1935–2021, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga., DePauw Univ. (BA, 1957), Howard…mainstreaming
(Encyclopedia) mainstreaming, in education, practice of teaching handicapped children in regular classrooms with nonhandicapped children to the fullest extent possible; such children may have…Orozco, José Clemente
(Encyclopedia) Orozco, José ClementeOrozco, José Clementehōsāˈ klāmānˈtā ōrōˈskō [key], 1883–1949, Mexican muralist, genre painter, and lithographer, grad. Mexican National Agricultural School. He…Napolitano, Janet Ann
(Encyclopedia) Napolitano, Janet Ann,, 1957 - , American politican and university administrator, b. New York, N.Y., Santa Clara (Ca.) Univ. (B.A…Menger, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Menger, CarlMenger, Carlkärl mĕngˈər [key], 1840–1921, Austrian economist, a founder of the Austrian school of economics. He was professor of economics at the Univ. of Vienna from 1873…Trending
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