Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Author Listing
Samuel Alexander
Australian-born British Philosopher, first Jewish Fellow of an Oxbridge College
Al-Ghazali, fully Abū Ḥāmed Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ghazālī NULL
Islamic Theologian, Jurist, Philosopher, Cosmologist, Psychologist and Sufi Mystic of Persian origin
American Civil Liberties Union NULL
Consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the ACLU Foundation which focuses on litigation and communication efforts, and the American Civil Liberties Union which focuses on legislative lobbying
Nancy Astor, fully Lady Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor
American-born Englishwoman, First woman to sit as a Member of Parliament int he British House of Commons
Bankei Yōtaku
Rinzai Zen Buddhist Master, Abbot of the Ryomon-ji and Nyoho-ji, known for his talks on the Unborn
Larry Bird, fully Larry Joe Bird
American Professional Basketball Star, Coach, Hall of Famer, President of Operations for the Pacers
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Robert Bly
American Poet, Author, Activist and Leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement, best known for his book, "Iron John: A Book About Men"
F. H. Bradley, fully Frances Herbert "F.H." Bradley
English Idealist Metaphysical Philosopher and Writer
Pearl S. Buck, fully Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu
American Novelist and Humanitarian, Nobel Prize in Literature and Pulitzer Prize Winner
Gilbert Burnet
Scottish Theologian, Historian, Bishop of Salisbury, Cleric, Preacher, Academic, Writer and Historian
Anne Vaughan, Countess of Carberry
Daughter of George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax and his first wife, Lady Dorothy Spencer
Charles Francis Adams II
American Civil War General and President of the Union Pacific Railroad
Dean Alford, fully Clarence "Dean" Alford
American Politician and Businessman, CEO and President of Allied Energy Services, Co-chair of the Pine 2 Energy Coalition
Elazar ben Azariah, alt. spelling Eleazar
Rabbi, Mishnaic Scholar, Junior Contemporary of Gamaliel II, Colleague and Friend of Rabbi Akiva
Henry Whitney Bellows
American Unitarian Clergy, Planner and President of the United States Sanitary Commission
Frank Borman, fully Frank Frederick Borman, II
NASA Astronaut and Engineer, remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Baron Broghill
Irish Playwright, Soldier, Dramatist and Politician
Miguel de Cervantes, fully Miguel de Cervantes Saaversa
Spanish Novelist, Dramatist, Poet and Playwright best known for his magnum opus, Don Quixote
Bahya ben Asher ibn Halawa, also known as Rabbeinu Behaye
Rabbi and Jewish Scholar noted for introducing Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) into study of the Torah
Shirley Temple, later Shirley Temple Black, born Shirley Jane Temple
American Movie and Television Actress, Singer, Dancer, Politician, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia
Black Hawk, born Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak NULL
Leader and Warrior of the Sauk American Indian Tribe
