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Alexander Harkavy
Alexander Harkavy (אַלעקסאַנדר האַרקאַווי, Александр Гаркави, Aleksandr Garkavi, May 5, 1863, born at Nowogrudok (נאַוואַרעדאָק), Minsk guberniya (governorate), Russian Empire (now Navah...
Alexander Harkavy (אַלעקסאַנדר האַרקאַווי, Александр Гаркави, Aleksandr Garkavi, May 5, 1863, born at Nowogrudok (נאַוואַרעדאָק), Minsk guberniya (governorate), Russian Empire (now Navah...
Arthur Kurzweil
Arthur Kurzweil (born in 1951) is an American author, educator, editor, writer, publisher, and illusionist.
Arthur Kurzweil (born in 1951) is an American author, educator, editor, writer, publisher, and illusionist.
Bob Gulla
Bob Gulla is an American music historian and musicologist, music encyclopedia author, and biographer and writer.
Bob Gulla is an American music historian and musicologist, music encyclopedia author, and biographer and writer.
Cyrus Adler
Cyrus Adler was a U.S. educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar.
Cyrus Adler was a U.S. educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar.
Dale Hoiberg
Dale Hollis Hoiberg is a sinologist and has been the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica since 1997.
Dale Hollis Hoiberg is a sinologist and has been the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica since 1997.
Daniel Coit Gilman
Daniel Coit Gilman was an American educator and academician, who was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and who subsequently served as one of the earliest ...
Daniel Coit Gilman was an American educator and academician, who was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and who subsequently served as one of the earliest ...
Daniel H. Ludlow
Daniel Hansen Ludlow (March 17, 1924 – February 14, 2009) was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.
Daniel Hansen Ludlow (March 17, 1924 – February 14, 2009) was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.
Dave Strickler
Dave Strickler is a reference librarian noted for his compilation of Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index, regarded as a major reference work by researchers and...
Dave Strickler is a reference librarian noted for his compilation of Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index, regarded as a major reference work by researchers and...
E. Lee Spence
Edward Lee Spence (born 1947 in Germany) is a pioneer in underwater archaeology who studies shipwrecks and sunken treasure.
Edward Lee Spence (born 1947 in Germany) is a pioneer in underwater archaeology who studies shipwrecks and sunken treasure.
Eric W. Weisstein
Eric W. Weisstein is an encyclopedist who created and maintains MathWorld and Eric Weisstein's World of Science.
Eric W. Weisstein is an encyclopedist who created and maintains MathWorld and Eric Weisstein's World of Science.
Ferdinand Schevill
Ferdinand Schevill (1868–1954) was an American historian.
Ferdinand Schevill (1868–1954) was an American historian.
Frank Moore Colby
Frank Moore Colby was an American educator and writer, born in Washington, D. C.
Frank Moore Colby was an American educator and writer, born in Washington, D. C.
Franklin Henry Hooper
Franklin Henry Hooper (January 28, 1862, Worcester, Massachusetts – August 14, 1940, Bedford Hills, New York) was a U.S. editor.
Franklin Henry Hooper (January 28, 1862, Worcester, Massachusetts – August 14, 1940, Bedford Hills, New York) was a U.S. editor.
Frederick T. Haneman
E.T.H. Frederick T. Haneman, M.D. (born 1863) was an American author, known for being a main contributor to the Jewish Encyclopedia.
E.T.H. Frederick T. Haneman, M.D. (born 1863) was an American author, known for being a main contributor to the Jewish Encyclopedia.
Henry Smith Williams
Henry Smith Williams was a medical doctor, lawyer, and author of a number of books on medicine, history, and science.
Henry Smith Williams was a medical doctor, lawyer, and author of a number of books on medicine, history, and science.
Isidore Singer
Isidore Singer (1859, Hranice (Přerov District), Moravia - d. 1939, New York City) was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.
Isidore Singer (1859, Hranice (Přerov District), Moravia - d. 1939, New York City) was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.
John Michael Greer
John Michael Greer (b. 1962 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American author, independent scholar, historian of ideas, cultural critic, Neo-druid leader, Hermeticist, environmentalist/conservatio...
John Michael Greer (b. 1962 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American author, independent scholar, historian of ideas, cultural critic, Neo-druid leader, Hermeticist, environmentalist/conservatio...
Lois Lehner
Lois Lehner is the author of Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain and Clay, collector books, Schroeder Publishing Co.
Lois Lehner is the author of Lehner's Encyclopedia of U.S. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain and Clay, collector books, Schroeder Publishing Co.
Matthew Simpson
Matthew Simpson (20 June 1811 – 18 June 1884), was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.
Matthew Simpson (20 June 1811 – 18 June 1884), was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.
Michael Berenbaum
Michael Berenbaum (born 1945) is an American scholar, professor, rabbi, writer, and film-maker, who specializes in the study of the memorialization of the Holocaust.
Michael Berenbaum (born 1945) is an American scholar, professor, rabbi, writer, and film-maker, who specializes in the study of the memorialization of the Holocaust.
Nolan Bailey Harmon
Nolan Bailey Harmon (14 July 1892 – June 1993) was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.
Nolan Bailey Harmon (14 July 1892 – June 1993) was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.
Peter Stafford
Peter Stafford (April 11, 1939 – July 20, 2007) was an American writer and author of the Psychedelics Encyclopedia (ISBN 0-914171-51-8).
Peter Stafford (April 11, 1939 – July 20, 2007) was an American writer and author of the Psychedelics Encyclopedia (ISBN 0-914171-51-8).
Raven Grimassi
Raven Grimassi is the pen name of an Italian-American author, publishing on the topics of Neo-paganism and witchcraft.
Raven Grimassi is the pen name of an Italian-American author, publishing on the topics of Neo-paganism and witchcraft.
Robert McHenry
Robert Dale McHenry (born April 30, 1945) is an American editor, encyclopedist, and writer.
Robert Dale McHenry (born April 30, 1945) is an American editor, encyclopedist, and writer.
Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Rosemary Ellen Guiley is an American researcher and writer on topics related to spirituality, the occult and paranormal.
Rosemary Ellen Guiley is an American researcher and writer on topics related to spirituality, the occult and paranormal.
Theodore Pappas
Theodore N. "Ted" Pappas is the current executive editor of Encyclopædia Britannica.
Theodore N. "Ted" Pappas is the current executive editor of Encyclopædia Britannica.
Thomas Dobson (printer)
Thomas Dobson was a master printer most famous for having published the earliest American version of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and the first in the United States to publish a complete Heb...
Thomas Dobson was a master printer most famous for having published the earliest American version of the Encyclopædia Britannica, and the first in the United States to publish a complete Heb...
Warren Allen Smith
Warren Allen Smith (born 27 October 1921) is an American gay rights activist, writer and humanities humanist.
Warren Allen Smith (born 27 October 1921) is an American gay rights activist, writer and humanities humanist.
Wes Kussmaul
Wes Kussmaul, author of several books about online security, is the founder of the Kussmaul Encyclopedia, the first online encyclopedia.
Wes Kussmaul, author of several books about online security, is the founder of the Kussmaul Encyclopedia, the first online encyclopedia.
William B. Brahms
William B. Brahms (born October 1, 1966) is an American librarian and author best known for his work on historical "lasts" (as opposed to "firsts"), in particular, the reference works Notable ...
William B. Brahms (born October 1, 1966) is an American librarian and author best known for his work on historical "lasts" (as opposed to "firsts"), in particular, the reference works Notable ...
William Terry Couch
William Terry Couch (1901–1989) was a U.S. intellectual and academic editor, known primarily for his work as director of the University of Chicago Press in the 1940s, and his work as Editor in C...
William Terry Couch (1901–1989) was a U.S. intellectual and academic editor, known primarily for his work as director of the University of Chicago Press in the 1940s, and his work as Editor in C...