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Karl Vossler (6 September 1872 – 19 September 1949) was a German linguist and scholar, and a leading romance philologist.[1] Vossler was known for his interest in Italian thought, and as a follower of Benedetto Croce. He declared his support of the German military by signing the Manifesto of the Ninety-Three in 1914. However, he opposed the ...
Homo floresiensis ( / flɔːrˈɛziːˌɛn.sɪs / also known as " Flores Man ") is an extinct species of small archaic human that inhabited the island of Flores, Indonesia, until the arrival of modern humans about 50,000 years ago. The remains of an individual who would have stood about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) in height were discovered in 2003 at Liang Bua cave.
Francis Ford Coppola ( / ˈkoʊpələ / KOH-pəl-ə, [1] [2] [3] Italian: [ˈkɔppola]; born 7 April 1939) [4] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood film movement of the 1960s and 1970s and is widely considered one of the greatest directors of all time.
Colin James Farrell ( / ˈfærəl /; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various awards and nominations, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award.
Daphnis is an inner satellite of Saturn.It is also known as Saturn XXXV; its provisional designation was S/2005 S 1. Daphnis is about 8 kilometers in diameter, and orbits the planet in the Keeler Gap within the A ring. Naming The moon was named in 2006 after Daphnis, a shepherd, pipes player, and pastoral poet in Greek mythology; he was descendant of the Titans, after whom the largest moons of ...
Between 1920 and 1921, the Phor Kark See Monastery was built on the a plot of land in Thomson Road donated by Tay Woo Seng, a Chinese businessman. It was the first traditional Chinese monastery to be built in Singapore. Since Phor Kark See Monastery is situated at Kong Meng San ("Bright Hill", formerly "Hai Nan Mountain"), it has come to be ...
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
