Bourdelle, Antoine. 1861-1929. French sculptor. Simplified Greek style of heroic energy. Heracles 1910.

Bourgeois, Léon. 1851-1925. French statesman. League of Nations.

Bourgeoisie. French merchant, craft class. Marxist term for those who do not live by the sale of their labour. Proletariat.

Bragg, William. 1862-1942. English discoverer of crystallography by x-ray diffraction. with son Lawrence (1890-1971).

Brahms, Johannes. 1833-97. German composer. “Romantic spirit controlled by a classical intellect”. Requiem 1868.

Brandt, Willy. 1913-92. Pragmatic Social Democrat Chancellor of West Germany 1969-74.

Branting, Karl. 1860-1925. Founder of Swedish Social Democratic Party, Prime Minister 1920-4.

Brattain, Walter. 1902-87. US transistor inventor.

Brazzaville Declaration. 1944. Established colonial representation in French parliament, but not autonomy.

Breda Declaration. 1660. Charles II conciliatory statement. Amnesty and religious toleration.

Breitenfeld, Battles. 1631,42. Swedish victories over Catholic League in 30 Years War. Sweden a great power.

Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.

Britannica, Encyclopedia. 1768. 1910 moved to US.

Britannicus. 41-55. Son of Claudius, poisoned by Nero.

Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.

Brown, Robert. 1773-1858. Scottish botanist: Brownian movement. Plant cell nucleus.

Bruckner, Anton. 1824-96. Austrian Classical Romantic composer of symphonies, masses. Romantic Symphony 1874.

Brunei. 15C + Borneo. 16-18C Decline; European colonies. 1888 British protectorate. WWII Japanese occupy. 1971 Self-governing. 1983 Independent Sultanate.

Buck, Pearl S. 1892-1973. US novelist of Chinese life. Good Earth 1931.

Buisson, Ferdinand. 1841-1932. French educator. Founded League of Human Rights 1898.

Bunin, Ivan. 1870-1953. Russian poet/novelist. Village 1923.

Burgess, Anthony. 1917-95. English Social novelist. Clockwork Orange 1962. Wanting Seed 1962.

Busoni, Ferruccio. 1866-1924. Italian neoclassical, anti-Romantic composer in Liszt tradition. Fantasia 1903-4.

Butades of Sicyon. c600BC. First Greek to sculpt in clay.

Byzantine Architecture. 330-600. Ecclesiastic style. Domes. Vaults. Hagia Sophia 537.

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