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John Smith

male, deceased (1652)
John Smith (1618-52) was an English educator, born at Achurch, Northamptonshire. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1636, took his B.A.... More
Joshua Reynolds

Joshua Reynolds

male, deceased (1792)
Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 - 23 February 1792) was the most important and influential of 18th century English painters,... More
Dio Chrysostom

Dio Chrysostom

male, deceased (120)
Dio Chrysostom, Dion of Prusa or Dio Cocceianus (ca. 40-ca. 120) was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the... More
Algernon Sydney

Algernon Sydney

male, deceased (1683)
Algernon Sydney (or Sidney), (January 1623 - December 7 1683), was an English politician, political theorist, and opponent of King Charles II of... More
William Jay

William Jay

male, deceased (1853)
William Jay (6 May 1769 - 27 December 1853) was an English Nonconformist divine. He was born at Tisbury in Wiltshire. He adopted his fathers trade... More
Rebecca Lee Crumpler

Rebecca Lee Crumpler

female, deceased (1895)
Dr. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler (February 8, 1831 - March 9, 1895) was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States,... More
Objet Petit A

Objet Petit A

male
In the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan, objet petit a stands for the unattainable object of desire. It is sometimes called the object cause... More
Dudley North

Dudley North

male, deceased (1691)
Sir Dudley North (May 10, 1641 - December 31, 1691), English economist, was 4th son of Dudley, 4th Lord North, who published, besides other things,... More
William Greenough Thayer Shedd

William Greenough Thayer Shedd

male, deceased (1894)
William Greenough Thayer Shedd, American Presbyterian, was born in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1839 he graduated at the University of Vermont, and in... More
George Whetstone

George Whetstone

male, deceased (1587)
George Whetstone (1544?-1587?) was an English dramatist and author. He was the third son of Robert Whetstone (d. 1557), a member of a wealthy... More