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Ogier the Dane
Ogier the Dane , in the chansons de geste , a paladin of Charlemagne. Although his military feats save emperor and kingdom, he is for a time at odds with Charlemagne. In some versions Morgan le Fay takes him to Avalon, from where he returns after 200 years to save France. As Holger, or Olger,... Read more |
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Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria (fl. Alexandria, a.d. 62) mathematics, physics, pneumatics, mechanics. Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria is a name under which a number of works have come down to us. They were written in Greek; but one of them, the Mechanics, is found only in an Arabic translation and another, the... Read more |
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Barnaby
Barnaby male forename.Barnaby bright, Barnaby bright, The longest day and the shortest night traditional rhyme marking the feast of St Barnabas, recorded from the mid 17th century. In the Old of Chancery calendar St Barnabas' Day, 11 June, was reckoned the longest day on the year.Barnaby Rudge... Read more |
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The Hero
Hero, The (1921), a play by Gilbert Emery. [Belmont Theatre, 80 perf.] Andrew Lane ( Richard Bennett), an insurance salesman, has struggled during the war years to support his wife, his son, his widowed mother, and a Belgian refugee the Lanes had taken in. On the other hand, Andrew's brother,... Read more |
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Phil Knight
Phil Knight Phil Knight (born 1938) is the founder and head of Nike, Inc., the number one athletic shoe company in the world. Already a legend in the retail and marketing worlds, Knight has turned into something of a mainstream hero, the subject of admiring articles in popular magazines. It is a... Read more |
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Odyssey
Odyssey, The One of the great epics of ancient Greece, the Odyssey tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of the hero Odysseus as he made his way home after the Trojan War*. Pursued by the sea god Poseidon*, but aided both by his own cunning and by the goddess Athena*, Odysseus overcame... Read more |
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Lennart Torstenson
Lennart Torstensson Lennart Torstensson (1603-1651) became one of Sweden's greatest military heroes during the Thirty Years' War. He led Swedish artillery forces at two notable battles in the early 1630s. For the next several years, Torstensson commanded vast numbers of troops during battles and... Read more |
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Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson The English admiral and naval hero Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), was noted for his bravery and for his victories, including the decisive Battle of Trafalgar. He ranks as the last great naval hero of a proud seafaring nation. Horatio Nelson was born at Burnham... Read more |
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NunAlvares Pereira
Nun'Álvares Pereira , 1360-1431, Portuguese hero, called the Great Constable. He was the friend, counselor, and general of John I of Portugal. As a leader of the popular revolt against Castilian domination, he helped John to gain the throne and was the hero of the decisive Portuguese... Read more |
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Louis LAmour
Louis L'Amour 1908-88, American writer of western fiction, b. Jamestown, N.Dak., as Louis Dearborn LaMoore. He began writing in the 1940s, contributing stories to magazines under the name Tex Burns. After the success of his novel Hondo (1953), his works appeared under his own byline. L'Amour's... Read more |
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Rem Koolhaas in TIME Magazine's 60 Years of Heroes.
Rem Koolhaas, architect, author and founder...tank, AMO, is named in TIME magazine's list of 60 Years of Heroes. Koolhaas is listed among notables such...our congested cities.' The ... |