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88 matches to Life Guards
Life Guards. 1660.
Atropos. Fate of the inevitable, cut the string of life.
Banda, Hastings. c1902-97. Autocratic Malawi President 1963-. 1971- “President for Life”.
Bergson, Henri. 1859-1941. Philosopher. Creative Evolution 1907. The life force. Vitalism.
Bichat, Xavier. 1771-1802. French anatomist. “Life is the sum of the forces that restrict death.”
Black Muslims. 20C US movement to apply Islam to Black life. Malcolm X.
Booth, Charles. 1840-1916. English social reformer. 17 volume Life and Labour of the People in London 1891-1903.
Boswell, James. 1740-95. Scottish author. Life of Samuel Johnson 1791.
Bruegel, Jan (Velvet). 1568-1625. Flemish painter of landscape and still life.
Bruegel, Pieter (the Elder). 1525-69. Flemish narrative painter of village life. Natural realism. Peasant Wedding 1567. Hunters in the Snow 1565.
Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro. 1600-81. Spanish dramatist: El divino Orfeo-“Life is a dream” 1635.
Chardin, Jean. 1699-1779. French painter of still life and domestic scenes. Le Buffet 1728.
Clotho. Youngest Fate. Spinner of thread of life.
Damon and Pythias. Syracuse true friends. Damon pledged his life for Pythias’, awaiting execution.
Daudet, Alphonse. 1840-97. French humorist. Lettres de Mon Moulin 1869, about life in Corsica.
Degas, Edgar. 1834-1917. French Impressionist painter of dancers and cafe life. Rehearsal. Tub.
Einhard. c770-840. Frankish historian. Life of Charlemagne c830.
Empedocles. c500-430BC. Greek philosopher. Heart is seat of life. Matter is fire, air, earth, water.
Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.
Evolution. Theory that life evolves from earlier forms. Conflicts with Biblical version of creation. Darwinism.
Fates. Three goddesses who determines the birth, life, and death of a man.
Girondins. 1791-3 Moderate French republicans. Tried to save king’s life. Most executed. Danton.
Glinka, Mikhail. 1804-57. First important Russian Nationalist composer. A Life for the Czar 1836.
Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.