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Abraham Portaleone
Abraham Portaleone (died July 29, 1612) was an Italian-Jewish physician in Mantua.
Abraham Portaleone (died July 29, 1612) was an Italian-Jewish physician in Mantua.
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
Abū al-Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (born 5 September 973 in Kath, Khwarezm, died in the year 13 December 1048 in Ghazni), known as Alberonius in Latin and Al-Biruni in Englis...
Abū al-Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (born 5 September 973 in Kath, Khwarezm, died in the year 13 December 1048 in Ghazni), known as Alberonius in Latin and Al-Biruni in Englis...
Adam Bromberg
Adam Bromberg (* 12th March 1912 at Lublin, then Russian Empire,† 23rd March 1993 at Stockholm, Sweden) was a Polish publisher.
Adam Bromberg (* 12th March 1912 at Lublin, then Russian Empire,† 23rd March 1993 at Stockholm, Sweden) was a Polish publisher.
Ahmad al-Qalqashandi
Shihab al-Din abu 'l-Abbas Ahmad ben Ali ben Ahmad Abd Allah al-Qalqashandi (1355 or 1356 – 1418) was a medieval Egyptian writer and mathematician born in a village in the Nile Delta.
Shihab al-Din abu 'l-Abbas Ahmad ben Ali ben Ahmad Abd Allah al-Qalqashandi (1355 or 1356 – 1418) was a medieval Egyptian writer and mathematician born in a village in the Nile Delta.
Amos Urban Shirk
Amos Urban Shirk (1890? – October 20, 1956) was an American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias.
Amos Urban Shirk (1890? – October 20, 1956) was an American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias.
Anthony Judge
Anthony Judge, (Port Said, 21 January 1940) is mainly known for his career at the Union of International Associations (UIA), where he has been Director of Communications and Research, as well as...
Anthony Judge, (Port Said, 21 January 1940) is mainly known for his career at the Union of International Associations (UIA), where he has been Director of Communications and Research, as well as...
Anthony Winkler Prins
Anthony Winkler Prins (Voorst, 30 or 31 January 1817 – Voorburg, 4 January 1908) was a Dutch writer.
Anthony Winkler Prins (Voorst, 30 or 31 January 1817 – Voorburg, 4 January 1908) was a Dutch writer.
Ariel Durant
Ariel Durant (10 May 1898 — 25 October 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization.
Ariel Durant (10 May 1898 — 25 October 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization.
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca 25 BC—ca 50) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encycl...
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca 25 BC—ca 50) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encycl...
Awn Alsharif Qasim
Awn Al-Sharif Qasim - * website - was a prolific Sudanese writer, encyclopedist, a prominent scholar, a powerful community leader, a man of charity and one of Sudan's leading experts on Arabic l...
Awn Al-Sharif Qasim - * website - was a prolific Sudanese writer, encyclopedist, a prominent scholar, a powerful community leader, a man of charity and one of Sudan's leading experts on Arabic l...
Baron d'Holbach
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Bracha Peli
Bracha Peli (1892-1986) was the owner of Massada, a publishing company in Israel, and the driving force behind the publication of The General Encyclopedia and Encyclopaedia Hebraica.
Bracha Peli (1892-1986) was the owner of Massada, a publishing company in Israel, and the driving force behind the publication of The General Encyclopedia and Encyclopaedia Hebraica.
David Blair (encyclopedist)
David Blair (4 June 1820 – 19 February 1899) was an Irish Australian politician, journalist and encyclopedist.
David Blair (4 June 1820 – 19 February 1899) was an Irish Australian politician, journalist and encyclopedist.
Dimitrie Alexandresco
Dimitrie Alexandresco (variant spelling of last name: Alexandrescu; 4 October 1850 in Iaşi – 1925) was a Romanian encyclopedist.
Dimitrie Alexandresco (variant spelling of last name: Alexandrescu; 4 October 1850 in Iaşi – 1925) was a Romanian encyclopedist.
Dionysius Lardner
Dionysius Lardner (3 April 1793 - 29 April 1859), was an Irish scientific writer who popularised science and technology, and edited the 133-volume Cabinet Cyclopedia.
Dionysius Lardner (3 April 1793 - 29 April 1859), was an Irish scientific writer who popularised science and technology, and edited the 133-volume Cabinet Cyclopedia.
Empress Xu
Empress Xu, formally Empress Ren Xiao Wen, birth name Xu Yihua, was the empress consort to the Yongle Emperor and the third empress of China's Ming Dynasty.
Empress Xu, formally Empress Ren Xiao Wen, birth name Xu Yihua, was the empress consort to the Yongle Emperor and the third empress of China's Ming Dynasty.
Encyclopédistes
The encyclopédistes were a group of 18th-century writers in France who compiled and wrote the Encyclopédie, edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
The encyclopédistes were a group of 18th-century writers in France who compiled and wrote the Encyclopédie, edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
Erycius Puteanus
Erycius Puteanus (4 November 1574 - 17 September 1646) was a humanist and philologist from the Low Countries.
Erycius Puteanus (4 November 1574 - 17 September 1646) was a humanist and philologist from the Low Countries.
Francesc Eiximenis
Francesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon.
Francesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon.
Gaetano De Sanctis
Gaetano De Sanctis (15 October 1870 – 9 April 1957) was an Italian historian and lifetime senator (1950-1957).
Gaetano De Sanctis (15 October 1870 – 9 April 1957) was an Italian historian and lifetime senator (1950-1957).
Gershon ben Solomon of Arles
Gerson ben Solomon of Arles (flourished in the second half of the 13th century) was a Provençal Jewish philosopher; he is said to be the father of Gersonides.
Gerson ben Solomon of Arles (flourished in the second half of the 13th century) was a Provençal Jewish philosopher; he is said to be the father of Gersonides.
Gervase of Tilbury
Gervase of Tilbury or Gervasius Tilberiensis (ca.
Gervase of Tilbury or Gervasius Tilberiensis (ca.
Gholamhossein Mosaheb
Gholamhossein Mosahab (غلامحسین مصاحب), also written Mosaheb, (1910 - October 13, 1979) Dr. Gholam-Hossein Mosahab was an Iranian mathematician which is said to be the father of the modern...
Gholamhossein Mosahab (غلامحسین مصاحب), also written Mosaheb, (1910 - October 13, 1979) Dr. Gholam-Hossein Mosahab was an Iranian mathematician which is said to be the father of the modern...
Heinrich Joseph Wetzer
Heinrich Joseph Wetzer (born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), 19 March 1801; died at Freiburg in Baden, 5 November 1853) was a German Orientalist.
Heinrich Joseph Wetzer (born at Anzefahr in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), 19 March 1801; died at Freiburg in Baden, 5 November 1853) was a German Orientalist.
Hermann Streber
Hermann Streber (b. at Munich, 27 September 1839; d. at Tölz, 9 August 1896) was a German Roman Catholic priest and writer, particularly associated with the second edition of the Kirchenlexikon.
Hermann Streber (b. at Munich, 27 September 1839; d. at Tölz, 9 August 1896) was a German Roman Catholic priest and writer, particularly associated with the second edition of the Kirchenlexikon.
Isaac Broydé
Isaac David Broydé (February 23, 1867, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire – April 15, 1922, New York City) was a Jewish Orientalist and librarian.
Isaac David Broydé (February 23, 1867, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire – April 15, 1922, New York City) was a Jewish Orientalist and librarian.
Isaac Lampronti
Isaac Lampronti (February 3, 1679 – November 16, 1756) was an Italian rabbi and physician, best known as author of the rabbinic encyclopedia Paħad Yitzħak.
Isaac Lampronti (February 3, 1679 – November 16, 1756) was an Italian rabbi and physician, best known as author of the rabbinic encyclopedia Paħad Yitzħak.
Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (c.
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (c.
İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi
İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi (18 May 1703 – 22 June 1780) was a Turkish Sufi philosopher and encyclopedist.
İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi (18 May 1703 – 22 June 1780) was a Turkish Sufi philosopher and encyclopedist.
Jiang Tingxi
Jiang Tingxi, courtesy name Yangsun, was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
Jiang Tingxi, courtesy name Yangsun, was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh
Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh (Joachimus Fortius Ringelbergius) (Antwerp, c.1499-c.
Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh (Joachimus Fortius Ringelbergius) (Antwerp, c.1499-c.
Jock Phillips
Jock Phillips is a New Zealand historian, author and encyclopedist.
Jock Phillips is a New Zealand historian, author and encyclopedist.
John Clute
John Frederick Clute (born 1940) is a Canadian born author and critic who has lived in Britain since 1969.
John Frederick Clute (born 1940) is a Canadian born author and critic who has lived in Britain since 1969.
Jorge Cauz
Jorge Aguilar Cauz is an American businessman and the president of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., the publishers of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a position to which he was appointed in Novemb...
Jorge Aguilar Cauz is an American businessman and the president of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., the publishers of the Encyclopædia Britannica, a position to which he was appointed in Novemb...
Joseph Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs was a folklorist, literary critic and historian.
Joseph Jacobs was a folklorist, literary critic and historian.
Julius Eisenstein
Julius Eisenstein was a Polish-Jewish-American writer born in Międzyrzec Podlaski, a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Congress Poland.
Julius Eisenstein was a Polish-Jewish-American writer born in Międzyrzec Podlaski, a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Congress Poland.
János Apáczai Csere
János Apáczai Csere was a Transylvanian Hungarian polyglot and mathematician, famous for his work The Hungarian Encyclopedia, the first textbook to be written in Hungarian.
János Apáczai Csere was a Transylvanian Hungarian polyglot and mathematician, famous for his work The Hungarian Encyclopedia, the first textbook to be written in Hungarian.
Karl Josef Rudolph Cornely
Karl Josef Rudolph Cornely (b.
Karl Josef Rudolph Cornely (b.
Lawrence Beyerlinck
Lawrence Beyerlinck (April 1578 – June 22, 1627) was a Belgian theologian and ecclesiastical writer who wrote one of the first encyclopedias.
Lawrence Beyerlinck (April 1578 – June 22, 1627) was a Belgian theologian and ecclesiastical writer who wrote one of the first encyclopedias.
Marcus Terentius Varro
Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC – 27 BC) was an ancient Roman scholar and writer.
Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC – 27 BC) was an ancient Roman scholar and writer.
Martianus Capella
Martianus Minneus Felix Capella was a pagan writer of Late Antiquity, one of the earliest developers of the system of the seven liberal arts that structured early medieval education.
Martianus Minneus Felix Capella was a pagan writer of Late Antiquity, one of the earliest developers of the system of the seven liberal arts that structured early medieval education.
Mate Ujević
Mate Ujević (born July 13, 1901, Krivodol near Imotski — died January 6, 1967, Zagreb) was a Croatian poet and encyclopedist.
Mate Ujević (born July 13, 1901, Krivodol near Imotski — died January 6, 1967, Zagreb) was a Croatian poet and encyclopedist.
Mohammad Hussaini Shirazi
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad ibn Mahdi al-Hussaini al-Shirazi w was a religious authority, or Marja, to millions of Twelver Shi’a Muslims around the globe.
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad ibn Mahdi al-Hussaini al-Shirazi w was a religious authority, or Marja, to millions of Twelver Shi’a Muslims around the globe.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi
Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf al-Kātib al-Khwārizmī, also referred to as al-Balkhī, was a 10th century Iraqi encyclopedist and the author of the early encyclopedia Mafātīḥ a...
Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf al-Kātib al-Khwārizmī, also referred to as al-Balkhī, was a 10th century Iraqi encyclopedist and the author of the early encyclopedia Mafātīḥ a...
Otto Schmidt
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt (О́тто Ю́льевич Шмидт) ( — September 7, 1956) was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician, Hero of the USSR (27 June 1937...
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt (О́тто Ю́льевич Шмидт) ( — September 7, 1956) was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician, Hero of the USSR (27 June 1937...
Pasquale Tola
Pasquale Tola (Sassari, November 30, 1800 - Genoa, 25 August 1874) was an Italian magistrate, politician and historian.
Pasquale Tola (Sassari, November 30, 1800 - Genoa, 25 August 1874) was an Italian magistrate, politician and historian.
Pavao Skalić
Paul Skalich (1534–1573), also known as Stanislav Pavao Skalić or Paulus Scalichius de Lika, was an encyclopedist, Renaissance humanist, and adventurer born in Zagreb, Croatia, and w...
Paul Skalich (1534–1573), also known as Stanislav Pavao Skalić or Paulus Scalichius de Lika, was an encyclopedist, Renaissance humanist, and adventurer born in Zagreb, Croatia, and w...
Pavao Tijan
Pavao Tijan (born in Senj in 1908 - died in Madrid in 1997) was a Croatian encyclopaedist who spent the latter half of his life in Spain.
Pavao Tijan (born in Senj in 1908 - died in Madrid in 1997) was a Croatian encyclopaedist who spent the latter half of his life in Spain.
Peter Nicholls (writer)
Peter Nicholls (born 1939) is an Australian literary scholar and critic.
Peter Nicholls (born 1939) is an Australian literary scholar and critic.
Philipp Andreas Nemnich
Philipp Andreas Nemnich (1764-1822), German encyclopaedist, lexicographer and travel writer Nemnich was born at Dillenburg in Nassau, Germany on 3 January 1764.
Philipp Andreas Nemnich (1764-1822), German encyclopaedist, lexicographer and travel writer Nemnich was born at Dillenburg in Nassau, Germany on 3 January 1764.
Samuel Krauss
Samuel Krauss was professor at the Jewish Teachers' Seminary, Budapest, 1894–1906, and at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Vienna, 1906-1938.
Samuel Krauss was professor at the Jewish Teachers' Seminary, Budapest, 1894–1906, and at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Vienna, 1906-1938.
Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo or Shen Gua (1031–1095), style name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁), was a polymathic Chinese scientist and sta...
Shen Kuo or Shen Gua (1031–1095), style name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁), was a polymathic Chinese scientist and sta...
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar (Devanagari: श्रीधर व्यंकटेश केतकर) (2 February 1884-10 April 1937) was a sociologist, historian and novelist from Maharashtra, India.
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar (Devanagari: श्रीधर व्यंकटेश केतकर) (2 February 1884-10 April 1937) was a sociologist, historian and novelist from Maharashtra, India.
Silvio D'Amico
Silvio D'Amico (February 3, 1887 in Rome - April 1, 1955 in Rome) was an Italian theatre critic, journalist,and theorist of Italian theater.
Silvio D'Amico (February 3, 1887 in Rome - April 1, 1955 in Rome) was an Italian theatre critic, journalist,and theorist of Italian theater.
Simon Pulsifer
Simon Edward Pulsifer is a contributor to the English-language Wikipedia whose prolific participation made him a subject of many human interest stories in the media beginning in 2005.
Simon Edward Pulsifer is a contributor to the English-language Wikipedia whose prolific participation made him a subject of many human interest stories in the media beginning in 2005.
Song Yingxing
Song Yingxing, born in Yichun of Jiangxi, was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty.
Song Yingxing, born in Yichun of Jiangxi, was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty.
Syed Qasim Mahmood
Syed Qasim Mahmood, (17 November 1928 – 31 March 2010), was a Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and for most encyclopedist of Pakistan.
Syed Qasim Mahmood, (17 November 1928 – 31 March 2010), was a Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and for most encyclopedist of Pakistan.
Thomas Browne
Sir Thomas Browne (19 October 1605 – 19 October 1682) was an English author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including medicine, religion, science and the e...
Sir Thomas Browne (19 October 1605 – 19 October 1682) was an English author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including medicine, religion, science and the e...
Vincenzo Coronelli
Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan monk, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes.
Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan monk, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes.
Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor, born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424.
The Yongle Emperor, born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424.