Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892),
British churchman, 19, 67, 140
J. C. Squire (Sir John Collins Squire, 1884–
1958), British writer, 43
Josiah Stamp (Sir Josiah Charles Stamp, 1880–
1941), British industrialist and banker,
60
Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962),
Canadian–American Arctic explorer,
137
Lincoln Steffens (Lincoln Austin Steffens,
1866–1936), American journalist, 170
John Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.,
1902–1968), American writer, 143, 205
Peter Steiner (1940–present), American
cartoonist and writer, 119
Stendhal (Marie–Henri Beyle, 1783–1842),
French writer, 74
Adlai E. Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II,
1900–1965), American politician and
diplomat, 153
Robert Louis Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour
Stevenson, 1850–1894), Scottish writer,
64, 125, 180
Benjamin Stolberg (1891–1951), American
journalist and activist, 66
Clifford Stoll (Clifford Paul Stoll, 1950–
present), American astronomer, 52, 119
I. F. Stone (Isidor Feinstein Stone, 1907–1989),
American journalist and writer, 157,
178, 189
Tom Stoppard (Tomáč Straussler, 1937–
present), Czech–British playwright, 105,
113, 116, 158, 185, 197
Rex Stout (Rex Todhunter Stout, 1886–1975),
American writer, 138
Lytton Strachey (Giles Lytton Strachey, 1880–
1932), British writer, 105
Igor Stravinsky (Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky,
1882–1971), Russian–born composer,
pianist, and conductor, 104
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Arkady
Natanovich Strugatsky, 1925–1991, and
Boris Natanovich Strugatsky, 1933–
2012), Russian sci–fi writers, 92
William Strunk Jr. (1869–1946), American
professor of English, 103
Jesse Stuart (Jesse Hilton Stuart, 1906–1984),
American teacher and writer, 57, 106
Theodore Sturgeon (Edward Hamilton Waldo,
1918–1985), American writer, 4, 11,
136
William Graham Sumner (1840–1910),
American social scientist, 17, 177
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), Swedish
theologian, 194
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Anglo–Irish
cleric and satirist, 54, 75, 104, 131, 150,
181
Herbert Bayard Swope (Herbert Bayard Swope
Sr., 1882–1958), American journalist
and editor, 106
Publilius Syrus (85–43 BC), Roman writer, 40,
166
Thomas Szasz (Thomas Stephen Szasz, 1920–
2012), Hungarian–American
psychiatrist, 52, 74, 90
Albert Szent–Györgyi (Albert Szent–Györgyi
von Nagyrápolt, 1893–1986),
Hungarian biochemist, 141
T
Tacitus (Publius Cornelius Tacitus, *56–120
AD), Roman historian and politician,
179
William Howard Taft (1857–1930), American
politician, 173
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1960–present),
Lebanese–American writer, 62
Stephen G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall,
1868–1956), British writer, 153
Charles de Talleyrand (Charles–Maurice de
Talleyrand–Périgord, 1754–1838),
French politician and diplomat, 125, 186
Andrew S. Tannenbaum (Andrew Stuart
Tannenbaum, 1944–present), American
computer scientist, 53
Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor,
1932–2007), British–American actress,
193
Henry Taylor (Sir Henry Taylor, 1800–1886),
British civil servant and writer, 135, 194
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667), English cleric, 65
Edward Teller (Teller Ede, 1908–2003),
Hungarian–American physicist, 30, 35,
39, 186
Alfred Tennyson (Alfred, Lord Tennyson,
1809–1892), British poet, 9, 67, 98
Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, *185–159
BC), Roman playwright, 2, 28, 104, 140
Tertullian (Quintius Septimius Florens
Tertullianus, *155–249 AD), Roman
writer, 22, 97
Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), Serbian–American
engineer and inventor, 29
236
Author Index
British churchman, 19, 67, 140
J. C. Squire (Sir John Collins Squire, 1884–
1958), British writer, 43
Josiah Stamp (Sir Josiah Charles Stamp, 1880–
1941), British industrialist and banker,
60
Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962),
Canadian–American Arctic explorer,
137
Lincoln Steffens (Lincoln Austin Steffens,
1866–1936), American journalist, 170
John Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.,
1902–1968), American writer, 143, 205
Peter Steiner (1940–present), American
cartoonist and writer, 119
Stendhal (Marie–Henri Beyle, 1783–1842),
French writer, 74
Adlai E. Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II,
1900–1965), American politician and
diplomat, 153
Robert Louis Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour
Stevenson, 1850–1894), Scottish writer,
64, 125, 180
Benjamin Stolberg (1891–1951), American
journalist and activist, 66
Clifford Stoll (Clifford Paul Stoll, 1950–
present), American astronomer, 52, 119
I. F. Stone (Isidor Feinstein Stone, 1907–1989),
American journalist and writer, 157,
178, 189
Tom Stoppard (Tomáč Straussler, 1937–
present), Czech–British playwright, 105,
113, 116, 158, 185, 197
Rex Stout (Rex Todhunter Stout, 1886–1975),
American writer, 138
Lytton Strachey (Giles Lytton Strachey, 1880–
1932), British writer, 105
Igor Stravinsky (Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky,
1882–1971), Russian–born composer,
pianist, and conductor, 104
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Arkady
Natanovich Strugatsky, 1925–1991, and
Boris Natanovich Strugatsky, 1933–
2012), Russian sci–fi writers, 92
William Strunk Jr. (1869–1946), American
professor of English, 103
Jesse Stuart (Jesse Hilton Stuart, 1906–1984),
American teacher and writer, 57, 106
Theodore Sturgeon (Edward Hamilton Waldo,
1918–1985), American writer, 4, 11,
136
William Graham Sumner (1840–1910),
American social scientist, 17, 177
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), Swedish
theologian, 194
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Anglo–Irish
cleric and satirist, 54, 75, 104, 131, 150,
181
Herbert Bayard Swope (Herbert Bayard Swope
Sr., 1882–1958), American journalist
and editor, 106
Publilius Syrus (85–43 BC), Roman writer, 40,
166
Thomas Szasz (Thomas Stephen Szasz, 1920–
2012), Hungarian–American
psychiatrist, 52, 74, 90
Albert Szent–Györgyi (Albert Szent–Györgyi
von Nagyrápolt, 1893–1986),
Hungarian biochemist, 141
T
Tacitus (Publius Cornelius Tacitus, *56–120
AD), Roman historian and politician,
179
William Howard Taft (1857–1930), American
politician, 173
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1960–present),
Lebanese–American writer, 62
Stephen G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall,
1868–1956), British writer, 153
Charles de Talleyrand (Charles–Maurice de
Talleyrand–Périgord, 1754–1838),
French politician and diplomat, 125, 186
Andrew S. Tannenbaum (Andrew Stuart
Tannenbaum, 1944–present), American
computer scientist, 53
Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor,
1932–2007), British–American actress,
193
Henry Taylor (Sir Henry Taylor, 1800–1886),
British civil servant and writer, 135, 194
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667), English cleric, 65
Edward Teller (Teller Ede, 1908–2003),
Hungarian–American physicist, 30, 35,
39, 186
Alfred Tennyson (Alfred, Lord Tennyson,
1809–1892), British poet, 9, 67, 98
Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, *185–159
BC), Roman playwright, 2, 28, 104, 140
Tertullian (Quintius Septimius Florens
Tertullianus, *155–249 AD), Roman
writer, 22, 97
Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), Serbian–American
engineer and inventor, 29
236
Author Index