Jean–Baptiste Lamarck (Jean–Baptiste Pierre
Antoine de Monet, chevalier de
Lamarck, 1744–1829), French
naturalist, 6
Charles Lamb (1775–1834), British writer, 37,
194
Edwin H. Land (Edwin Herbert Land, 1909–
1991), American scientist and inventor,
99
Ann Landers
8 (Esther Pauline Friedman
Lederer, 1918–2002), American
columnist, 125
Hans Heinrich Landolt (1831–1910), Swiss
chemist, 44
Andrew Lang (1844–1912), Scottish
anthropologist and writer, 45
Rudolph Ernst Langer (1894–1968), American
mathematician, 42
Irving Langmuir (1881–1957), American
chemist, physicist, and engineer, 44
Lăozi (a.k.a. Lao Zi, a.k.a. Lao Tsu, a.k.a. Lao–
Tse, *604–531 BC), Chinese writer,
93, 133, 179
Anna Lappé (1973–present), American
educator and writer, 136
Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln Larsen, 1926–
2017), American columnist, 130
Antoine Lavoisier (Antoine–Laurent de
Lavoisier, 1743–1794), French chemist,
28
Stephen Leacock (Stephen P. H. Butler
Leacock, 1869–1944), Canadian writer,
18, 136, 203
Timothy Leary (Timothy Francis Leary, 1920–
1996), American psychologist and drug
activist, 17
Fran Lebowitz (Frances Ann Lebowitz, 1950–
present), American writer, 99, 129, 202
Stanisław Jerzy Lec (Baron Stanisław Jerzy de
Tusch–Letz, 1909–1966), Polish
aphorist, 17, 109, 180
George–Louis Leclerc (1707–1788), French
naturalist, 9
Tom Lehrer (Thomas Andrew Lehrer, 1928–
present), American musician and
satirist, 80
Gottfried Leibniz (Gottfried Wilhelm von
Leibniz
9
, 1646–1716), German
polymath, 121
Stanisław Lem (Stanisław Herman Lem, 1921–
2006), Polish writer, 77
Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov,
1870–1924), Russian revolutionary and
then Soviet leader, 117
John Lennon (John Winston Ono Lennon,
1940–1980), British singer–songwriter
and peace activist, 189
Elmore Leonard (Elmore John Leonard Jr.,
1925–2013), American writer, 103
Max Lerner (Maxwell Alan Lerner, 1902–
1992), American columnist, 200
Oscar Levant (1906–1972), American pianist
and actor, 82, 91
Sam Levenson (Samuel Levenson, 1911–
1980), American humorist, 127
Primo Levi (Primo Michele Levi, 1919–1987),
Italian chemist and writer, 108
Kurt Lewin (1890–1947), German and
American psychologist, 29
C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, 1898–1963),
British writer, 68
Sinclair Lewis (Harry Sinclair Lewis, 1885–
1951), American writer, 137
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–1799),
German physicist and satirist, 11, 20,
64, 69, 70, 76, 84, 133
Justus von Liebig (Justus Freiherr von Liebig,
1803–1873), German chemist and
biologist, 26
A. J. Liebling (Abbot Joseph Liebling, 1904–
1963), American journalist, 109
Māris Liepa (1936–1989), Latvian ballet
dancer, 59
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), American
statesman, 140, 143, 193
Art Linkletter (Arthur Gordon Kelly,1912–
2010), Canadian–American actor, 131
Harry J. Lipkin (Harry Jeannot Lipkin, 1921–
2015), Israeli physicist, 43
Walter Lippmann (1889–1974), American
journalist, 70, 147, 159
John Locke (1632–1704), English physician
and philosopher, 11, 77
Frederick Locker–Lampson (1821–1895),
British writer, 198
Otto Loewi (1873–1961), German, Austrian,
and American pharmacologist, 48
8
Actually, this pen name had been used earlier by Ruth Crowley, who had started the Ask Ann
Landers advice column in 1943; Lederer picked it up in 1955, and carried on until 2002.
9
Sometimes (especially in French texts) spelled as Leibnitz.
228
Author Index
Antoine de Monet, chevalier de
Lamarck, 1744–1829), French
naturalist, 6
Charles Lamb (1775–1834), British writer, 37,
194
Edwin H. Land (Edwin Herbert Land, 1909–
1991), American scientist and inventor,
99
Ann Landers
8 (Esther Pauline Friedman
Lederer, 1918–2002), American
columnist, 125
Hans Heinrich Landolt (1831–1910), Swiss
chemist, 44
Andrew Lang (1844–1912), Scottish
anthropologist and writer, 45
Rudolph Ernst Langer (1894–1968), American
mathematician, 42
Irving Langmuir (1881–1957), American
chemist, physicist, and engineer, 44
Lăozi (a.k.a. Lao Zi, a.k.a. Lao Tsu, a.k.a. Lao–
Tse, *604–531 BC), Chinese writer,
93, 133, 179
Anna Lappé (1973–present), American
educator and writer, 136
Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln Larsen, 1926–
2017), American columnist, 130
Antoine Lavoisier (Antoine–Laurent de
Lavoisier, 1743–1794), French chemist,
28
Stephen Leacock (Stephen P. H. Butler
Leacock, 1869–1944), Canadian writer,
18, 136, 203
Timothy Leary (Timothy Francis Leary, 1920–
1996), American psychologist and drug
activist, 17
Fran Lebowitz (Frances Ann Lebowitz, 1950–
present), American writer, 99, 129, 202
Stanisław Jerzy Lec (Baron Stanisław Jerzy de
Tusch–Letz, 1909–1966), Polish
aphorist, 17, 109, 180
George–Louis Leclerc (1707–1788), French
naturalist, 9
Tom Lehrer (Thomas Andrew Lehrer, 1928–
present), American musician and
satirist, 80
Gottfried Leibniz (Gottfried Wilhelm von
Leibniz
9
, 1646–1716), German
polymath, 121
Stanisław Lem (Stanisław Herman Lem, 1921–
2006), Polish writer, 77
Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov,
1870–1924), Russian revolutionary and
then Soviet leader, 117
John Lennon (John Winston Ono Lennon,
1940–1980), British singer–songwriter
and peace activist, 189
Elmore Leonard (Elmore John Leonard Jr.,
1925–2013), American writer, 103
Max Lerner (Maxwell Alan Lerner, 1902–
1992), American columnist, 200
Oscar Levant (1906–1972), American pianist
and actor, 82, 91
Sam Levenson (Samuel Levenson, 1911–
1980), American humorist, 127
Primo Levi (Primo Michele Levi, 1919–1987),
Italian chemist and writer, 108
Kurt Lewin (1890–1947), German and
American psychologist, 29
C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, 1898–1963),
British writer, 68
Sinclair Lewis (Harry Sinclair Lewis, 1885–
1951), American writer, 137
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–1799),
German physicist and satirist, 11, 20,
64, 69, 70, 76, 84, 133
Justus von Liebig (Justus Freiherr von Liebig,
1803–1873), German chemist and
biologist, 26
A. J. Liebling (Abbot Joseph Liebling, 1904–
1963), American journalist, 109
Māris Liepa (1936–1989), Latvian ballet
dancer, 59
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), American
statesman, 140, 143, 193
Art Linkletter (Arthur Gordon Kelly,1912–
2010), Canadian–American actor, 131
Harry J. Lipkin (Harry Jeannot Lipkin, 1921–
2015), Israeli physicist, 43
Walter Lippmann (1889–1974), American
journalist, 70, 147, 159
John Locke (1632–1704), English physician
and philosopher, 11, 77
Frederick Locker–Lampson (1821–1895),
British writer, 198
Otto Loewi (1873–1961), German, Austrian,
and American pharmacologist, 48
8
Actually, this pen name had been used earlier by Ruth Crowley, who had started the Ask Ann
Landers advice column in 1943; Lederer picked it up in 1955, and carried on until 2002.
9
Sometimes (especially in French texts) spelled as Leibnitz.
228
Author Index