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Lodge, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Lodge, Thomas, 1558?–1625, English writer, grad. Oxford, 1577. After abandoning the study of law for literature, he published (c.1580) his defense of poetry and other arts, usually called Honest Exc...

Erastus, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Erastus, Thomas, 1524–83, Swiss Protestant theologian, a physician, whose original name was Lüber, Lieber, or Liebler. As a follower of Huldreich Zwingli, he supported the Swiss leader's view of th...

Berger, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Berger, Thomas bûrˈgər [key], 1924–2014, American novelist, b. Cincinnati, grad. Univ. of Cincinnati (B.A., 1948). He is known for bitterly comic novels that often deal with the chasm he perceive...

Adès, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Adès, Thomas ădˈĭs [key], 1971–, British composer, conductor, and pianist, b. London, studied Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and King's College, Cambridge. An accomplished composer...

Tilson Thomas, Michael

(Encyclopedia)Tilson Thomas, Michael: see Thomas, Michael Tilson. ...

Thomas More, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Thomas More, Saint: see More, Sir Thomas. ...

De Keyser, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)De Keyser, Thomas: see Keyser, Thomas de. ...

Lyttelton, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Lyttelton, Sir Thomas: see Littleton, Sir Thomas. ...

Aquinas, Saint Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Aquinas, Saint Thomas: see Thomas Aquinas, Saint. ...

Celano, Thomas of

(Encyclopedia)Celano, Thomas of: see Thomas of Celano. ...