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	Sisyphus Sisyphus , in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even Death. For his disrespect to Zeus, he was condemned to eternal punishment in Tartarus. There he eternally pushed a heavy rock to the top of a steep hill, where... Read more
	Albert Camus Albert Camus , 1913-60, French writer, b. Algiers. Camus was one of the most important authors and thinkers of the 20th cent. While a student at the Univ. of Algiers, he formed a theater group and adapted, directed, and acted in plays. He became active in social reform and was briefly a member of... Read more
	Philippe Camus Philippe Camus 1948– Co-CEO, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) Nationality: French. Born: June 28, 1948, in Paris, France. Education: Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, BA, 1970; École Normale Supérieure, BS, 1971; actuarial sciences degree,... Read more
	Saint Francis de Sales Saint Francis de Sales 1567-1622, French Roman Catholic preacher, Doctor of the Church, and key figure in the Counter Reformation in France. He was a member of an aristocratic family of Savoy and was trained for the law, but he entered (1593) the priesthood against his father's wishes. His first... Read more
	Gerard Philipe PHILIPE, Gérard Nationality:French. Born:Cannes, 4 December 1922. Education:Attended Collège Stanislas; Institution Montaigne, Vence; School of Law, Nice; studied acting with Jean Wall. Career:Stage debut in Une Grande Fille toute simple, Nice;... Read more
	Albert Bigelow Paine Albert Bigelow Paine 1861-1937, American author, b. New Bedford, Mass. He is best remembered as the author of the authorized biography of Mark Twain (3 vol., 1912) and as the editor of Twain's letters (1917). Among his other works are several children's books, including The Hollow Tree and The... Read more
	George Orwell George Orwell pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-50, British novelist and essayist, b. Bengal, India. He is best remembered for his scathingly satirical and frighteningly political novels, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. After attending Eton, he served (1922-27) with the Indian... Read more
	George Cruikshank George Cruikshank , 1792-1878, English caricaturist, illustrator, and etcher; younger son of Isaac Cruikshank (1756-1810), caricaturist. Self-taught, George early gained a reputation for his humorous drawings and political and social satires. He succeeded James Gillray as the most popular... Read more
	Michael Eric Dyson Michael Eric Dyson 1958– Educator, writer Young Spirit Tainted by Racism Religion Led to Education and Culture Wrote on Malcolm X’s Life and Lessons Explored Gangsta Rap in Academia Rose Through Academic and Literary Worlds Selected writings Sources Hailed as one of a group of... Read more
	George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George), 1895-1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936-52), second son of George V; successor of his elder brother, Edward VIII . He attended the royal naval colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth and served in World War I. Later he served in the Royal... Read more