Biographical+writings
51Samuel Johnson — For other people named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). Samuel Johnson LLD MA Samuel Johnson c. 1772, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds Born …
52Mark Twain — Mark Twain, photo by A. F. Bradley New York, 1907 Born …
53performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
54Luther, Martin — born Nov. 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony died Feb. 18, 1546, Eisleben German priest who sparked the Reformation. The son of a miner, he studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505. He was ordained two years later and… …
55Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
56Isaac Asimov — Asimov in 1965 Born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov Between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920[1] Petrovichi, Russian SFSR …
57French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
58Roger Bacon — For the Nova Scotia premier, see Roger Stuart Bacon. Roger Bacon Order of Friars Minor Statue of Roger Bacon in the Oxford University Museum Born c …
59Daniela Gioseffi — Daniela Gioseffi, 2006 Daniela Gioseffi (b. 1941) is a poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and performer who won the American Book Award in 1990 for Women on War; International Writings from Antiquity to the Present [1] . First published… …
60Hubert Harrison — Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 December 17, 1927), a St. Croix, Virgin Islands born and Harlem based writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical political activist was described by the activist A. Philip Randolph as “the father of Harlem …
