Escritas - Authors List

Thomas Secker

Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

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George Mason

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

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Albert & Emily Vail

78

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)

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Saint Bernard

a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog

54

Chantal Saperstein

38

John Still

John Still, bishop of Bath and Wells, enjoyed considerable fame as a preacher and disputant.

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Petra Stefankova

Petra Štefanková is a Slovak illustrator, digital artist, designer and art director. She has worked in animation, advertising and publishing industry.

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George MacDonald

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 - 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister

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Linda Dillow

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Alben W. Barkley

U.S Vice President (1949-1953)

312

Ivan Pavlov

Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)

377

Saint Benedict

Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)

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Claude Adrien Helvetius

1715 - 1771

Claude Adrien Helvetius (26 February 1715-26 December 1771) was a French philosopher and litterateur

474

John Steinbeck

1902 - 1968

United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968)

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Peter's Almanac

103

George Macaulay Trevelyan

English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)

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Thomas Pickering

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Ivan Illich

114

Albanian Proverb

34

Channing Pollock

Channing Pollock was an American playwright, critic and writer of film scenarios.

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Saint Basil

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Peter York

Peter York, real name Peter Wallis, is a British management consultant, author and broadcaster most famous for co-authoring Harpers & Queen's The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr. He is also a columnist for The Independent on Sunday, GQ and Management Today

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John Sloan Dickey

John Sloan Dickey (4 November 1907 - 9 February 1991) was an American diplomat, scholar, and intellectual. Dickey served as President of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire from 1945 to 1970, and helped revitalize the Ivy League institution

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