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
Thomas Jefferson
American Statesman, President of the United States, Founding Father, Principal Author of the Declaration of Independence
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Roman Senator. Rhetorician, Philosopher and leading instigator of the plot to kill Julius Caesar
Sinclair Lewis, fully Harry Sinclair Lewis
American Novelist, Social Critic and Playwright, Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
Elle Macpherson
Australian Supermodel, Actress, and Businesswoman, known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Garbriel Honoré Marcel
French Philosopher, Existentialist, Drama Critic, Playwright and Musician
Frank Medlicott, fully Brigadier Frank Medlicott
National Liberal Party and later Conservative Party Politician in the United Kingdom
Alexander Meiklejohn
English-born American Educator, Philosopher, University administrator, and Free-speech Advocate, Dean of Brown University and President of Amherst College
Henri Matisse, birth name Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse
French Painter, Draughtsman, Printmaker and Sculpter
Hephzibah Menuhin
American-Australian Pianist and Human Rights Campaigner shown with famous brother Yehundi
James Ridley, fully James Kenneth Ridley, wrote under pen name Sir Charles Morell
English Author, Chaplain of the British Army
Christopher Morley, fully Christopher Darlington Morley
American Novelist, Journalist, Essayist
Leon of Modena, formally Yehudah Aryeh Mi-modena NULL
Italian Jewish Scholar, Rabbi, Translator and Teacher
Garrison Keillor, fully Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor
American Author, Storyteller, Humorist, Essayist and Radio Personality, Creator of Radio’s "A Prairie Home Companion"
Eda J. LeShan
American Writer, Television Host, Counselor, Educator, and Playwright, considered a "voice of respect for the inherent integrity of children"
Samuel David Luzzatto, aka by acronym of SHaDaL or SHeDaL
Italian Jewish Writer, Scholar, Philosopher, Bible Commentator and Translator
George Mackenzie, fully Sir George Mackenzie. 2nd Baronet, 1st Earl of Cromartie
Scottish Statesman and Jurist
James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern
Scottish Lord Advocate, Senior Law Office in Scotland and Lord Chancellor
Paul Moody, fully Paul Dwight Moody
Son of Evangelical Minister Dwight L. Moody, Pastor at South Congregational Church, President of Middlebury College
Hugh Latimer
English Protestant Bishop, Burnt at the Stake becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism
Lewis Edward Lawes
American Warden of Sing Sing Prison and Elimira Correctional Facility and Proponent of Prison Reform, Author
Frank Leahy, fully Francis William "Frank" Leahy
American Football Player, Coach, College Athletics Administrator, and Professional Sports Executive, Head Football Coach at Boston College and University of Notre Dame
George Levinger
American Psychologist, Author, Professor Emeritus of Psychology researching close relationships, conflict, and group behavior
Art Linkletter, fully Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter
Canadian-born American Radio and Television Personality, host of House Party, People Are Funny and Kids Say the Darndest Things
A. E. Mander, fully Alfred Ernest Mander
Australian or English Author of "Clearer Thinking," Psychology for Everyman (and Woman)", "Logic for Millions" and "Think For Yourself: Keener Intelligence, Sounder Reasoning, Better Memory"
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
British Whig Statesman, Home Secretary and Prime Minister of England, Mentor for Queen Victoria
George S. Merriam
Author of Spiritual Books and part of family that published Merriam Webster Dictionary
Pietro Metastasio, aka Metastasio, pseudonymn for Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi
Italian Poet and Librettist
Molière, pen name of Jean Baptiste Poquelin NULL
French Comic Playwright, Dramatist and Actor, considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature
