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Galloway, Joseph. c1731-1803 British loyalist leader in American Revolution. Peaceful settlement proposal defeated.
Garvey, Marcus. 1887-1940. Jamaican/US black nationalist. Back to Africa Movement.
Gaskell, Elizabeth. 1810-65. Social novelist. Mary Barton 1848.
Gaullists. 1947-76. Supporters of DeGaulle’s programs. 1976. RPR.
German Movement. 18C Nationalist cultural movement. Lessing, Goethe, Schiller.
Ghiberti, Lorenzo. c1378-1455. Florentine naturalistic sculptor and architect. John the Baptist 1414. Florence Baptistery doors 1425-50.
Glinka, Mikhail. 1804-57. First important Russian Nationalist composer. A Life for the Czar 1836.
Gogol, Nikolai. 1809-52. Russian Realist writer. Dead Souls 1842.
Golding, William. 1911-93. English morality novelist. Lord of the Flies 1954.
Goldoni, Carlo. 1707-93. Italian dramatist. Realistic comedy.
Goliath. c11C BC. Philistine giant slain by David.
Goncourt, Edmond. 1822-96. French novelist. Renée Mauperin. Created Goncourt literature prize.
Graham, Billy. 1918-. US evangelist.
Granados, Enrique. 1867-1916. Spanish Nationalist composer. 7 Operas. Set of Tonadillas. Dances. Goyescas 1911-13.
Graves, Robert. 1895-1985. English poet and novelist. I, Claudius 1934.
Guilds. 11C-. Associations of merchants and craftsmen creating monopolistic protection.
Gulistan, Treaty. 1813. Persia cedes Azerbaijan to Russia.
Guthrie, Woody. 1912-67. Populist US singer. This Land is Your Land.
Hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804. US Federalist statesman. First Secretary of Treasury. Killed in duel by Burr.
Hamilton, James. 1606-49. Scottish Royalist. Defeated by Cromwell. Hanged.
Hardy, Thomas. 1840-1928. English novelist: Far from the Madding Crowd 1874; Mayor of Casterbridge 1886; Jude the Obscure 1896. Man as victim of fate. -“the worth encompassed by the inevitable”.
Harrington, James. 1611-77. English idealist utopian writer. Oceana 1656.
Hegel, G.W.F. 1770-1831. German Idealist philosopher: Dialectical Reasoning: thesis vs antithesis = synthesis. Dialectical Materialism. “Universe is evolving from first cause toward self awareness and freedom. In man, God becomes aware of Himself”. Phenomenology 1806. Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1817. Philosophy of History 1830.
Heidegger, Martin. 1889-1976. German Existentialist philosopher. Being and Time 1927.
Heine, Heinrich. 1797-1856. German lyric satirical Socialist poet. Young Germany. Lorelei. Atta Troll 1843-5.