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111Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury — (March 3, 1583 ndash; August 20, 1648) was a British soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher.LifeHe was the eldest son of Richard Herbert of Montgomery Castle (a member of a collateral branch of the family of the Earls of… …
112Robert Sward — (born 1933) is an American and Canadian poet and novelist. Jack Foley, in his Introduction to Sward s Collected Poems, 1957 2004 (Black Moss Press, 2004) calls him, in truth, a citizen, at heart, of both countries. At once a Canadian and American …
113Hiram Stevens Maxim — This article is about Hiram Stevens Maxim. For his son, automotive pioneer and co founder of the ARRL, see Hiram Percy Maxim. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim Born February 5, 1840(1840 02 05) Sangerville, Maine …
114Matthew Tindal — Dr Matthew Tindal Matthew Tindal (1657 – 16 August 1733) was an eminent English deist author. His works, highly influential at the dawn of the Enlightenment, caused great controversy and challenged the Christian consensus of his time. Contents …
115Chess Player's Chronicle — The Chess Player s Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841–56 and 1859–62, was the world s first successful English language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named… …
116Paul Krassner — (born April 9, 1932) is an author, journalist, stand up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958. Krassner became a key figure in the counterculture of the 1960s …
117Blue moon — This article is about the astronomical phenomenon. For other uses, see Blue Moon (disambiguation). 31 December 2009 Blue Moon with partial lunar eclipse A blue moon can refer to the third full moon in a season with four full moons …
118Pierre-Jean de Béranger — (19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death. He has been described… …
119On the Hour — double cassette cover featuring Chris Morris, 1992. On the back is the motto Man is only 90% water, but On the Hour is 100% news! On the Hour was a British radio programme that parodied current affairs broadcasting, broadcast on BBC Radio 4… …
120Lewis Black — Infobox Comedian name = Lewis Black caption = Lewis Black, December 2007 birth date = birth date and age|1948|08|30 birth place = Washington, D.C. death date = death place = education = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill medium = Stand… …
