Witticisms
121Arbuthnot, John — born April 1667, Inverbervie, Scot. died Feb. 27, 1735, London, Eng. Scottish mathematician, physician, and satirist. His satirical writings include a political allegory, The History of John Bull (1712), that established John Bull as a… …
122Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …
123Synge, John Millington — born April 16, 1871, Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ire. died March 24, 1909, Dublin Irish playwright. After studying languages and music in Dublin and France, he met William Butler Yeats, who advised Synge to go to the west coast of Ireland to draw… …
124Carman, George Alfred — ▪ 2002 British barrister (b. Oct. 6, 1929, Blackpool, Lancashire, Eng. d. Jan. 2, 2001, London, Eng.), was renowned for his devastating cross examinations, mastery of forensic details, and adroit courtroom witticisms, as well as his skill… …
125Parkinson, C Northcote — ▪ 1994 British historian (b. July 30, 1909, Barnard Castle, Durham, England d. March 9, 1993, Canterbury, Kent, England), formulated Parkinson s Law, the oft repeated dictum Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.… …
126Price, George — ▪ 1996 U.S. cartoonist (b. June 9, 1901, Coytesville, N.J. d. Jan. 12, 1995, Englewood, N.J.), as a longtime contributor (1926 95) to The New Yorker magazine, depicted the absurdities of human nature in distinctive drawings that were… …
127Albee, Edward — ▪ American author in full Edward Franklin Albee born March 12, 1928, Washington, D.C., U.S. American dramatist and theatrical producer best known for his play Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), which displays slashing insight and… …
128Rossini, Gioachino — ▪ Italian composer Introduction in full Gioachino Antonio Rossini born Feb. 29, 1792, Pesaro, Papal States [Italy] died Nov. 13, 1868, Passy, near Paris, France Italian composer noted for his operas, particularly his comic operas, of… …
