Sheng-Yen

Sheng-Yen

male, 78 years old
monk, doctorate, Zen Buddhist monk, Japanese language, Westernworld, Rinzai
Venerable Master Sheng-yen is one of the more famous living teachers of Chan (Japanese: Zen) Buddhism. Master Sheng Yen is the 57th generation...
Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar

male, deceased (1977)
from Almora, Visva-Bharati University, Narail, Kathakali, Indian dance, Radha…Westernworld
Uday Shankar was a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. Born in Udaipur, Rajasthan to a Bengali family with origins in...
Freya Stark

Freya Stark

female, deceased (1993)
31 Jan, Explorer of Asia, Women travel writer, Explorer of Arabia, Asolo, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire…World War I spy, western, Westernworld
Dame Freya Madeleine Stark, DBE (b. 31 Jan1893, Paris France - d. 9 May 1993, Asolo Italy) was a British travel writer. In between that time, she...

Jackson J. Spielvogel

male
Ohio State University, Westernworld, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Ph.D., emeritus…western civilization
Jackson J. Spielvogel is an associate professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University. His textbooks are commonly used in high school and...
Uzi Arad

Uzi Arad

male
Princeton University, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, US Invasion of Iraq, Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, Westernworld, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Uzi Arad is the former Director of Intelligence for the Mossad and is currently a professor at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. He received a...
George Antonius

George Antonius

male, deceased (1941)
Christian, Protestant, historian, nationalist, missionary, american university of beirut…Westernworld
George Antonius (جورج أنطونيوس) was the first historian of Arab nationalism. Born of Lebanese-Egyptian parentage and a Christian Arab, he served in...
D. M. Thomas

D. M. Thomas

male, 74 years old
American University, English, From Redruth, Continental Europe, National Service, Russian literature…Westernworld
Donald Michael Thomas, known as D. M. Thomas (born 27 January 1935, Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a Cornish novelist, poet, and translator. He...
Abū Rayhān Al-Bīrūnī

Abū Rayhān Al-Bīrūnī

male, deceased (1048)
Al-Biruni crater, universal genius, Islamic astrology, al-Biruni, Islamic mathematics, Alhacen…Muslim world, Westernworld
"'"' (September 15 973 in Kath, Khwarezm - December 13 1048 in Ghazni) was a Persian Muslim universal genius of the 11th Century, whose experiments...
Adel Al-Jubeir

Adel Al-Jubeir

male
ambassador to the United States, Georgetown University, politician, riyadh, Council on Foreign Relations, United States Congress…Westernworld
Adel A. Al-Jubeir, His Excellency Adel A. Al-Jubeir (born February 1, 1962) is the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, and a former...

Lobo

male, 66 years old
musician, mélodies, University of South Florida alumni, Westernworld, Instrumentation, tallahassee
Lobo (born Roland Kent Lavoie, July 31, 1943 in Tallahassee, Florida), is a singer-songwriter who was successful in the early 1970s, scoring...