William Thackeray (William Makepeace
Thackeray, 1811–1863), British writer,
130
Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilde Thatcher,
1925–2013), British politician, 173
Bob Thaves (Robert Lee Thaves, 1924–2000),
American cartoonist, 17
Theophrastus (*370–286 BC), Ancient Greek
philosopher, 205
Lewis Thomas (1913–1993), American
physician and medical scientist, 96
Marlo Thomas (Margaret Julia Thomas, 1937–
present), American actress, 124
Fred Thompson (Freddie Dalton Thompson,
1942–2015), American actor and
politician, 179
Arthur Thomson (Sir John Arthur Thomson,
1861–1933), Scottish naturalist, 107,
155
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American
writer, 5, 102, 111, 133, 135, 147, 149,
191, 193, 205
Meredith Thring (Meredith Wooldridge
Thring, 1915–2006), British engineer,
35
James Thurber (James Grover Thurber, 1894–
1961), American cartoonist, 143, 152
Frank Tibolt (Frank L. Tibolt, 1897–1989),
American writer, 18
Henrik Tikkanen (Georg Henrik Tikkanen,
1924–1984), Finnish anti–war activist,
169
Henry J. Tillman (?–?), unidentified author, 13,
201
Alexis de Tocqueville (Alexis Charles–Henri–
Maurice Clérel, comte de Tocqueville,
1805–1859), French diplomat and
historian, 168, 175
Ernst Toller (1893–1939), German playwright,
97
Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, 1818–
1910), Russian writer and moralist, 159,
184, 187, 193
Arnold J. Toynbee (Arnold Joseph Toynbee,
1889–1975), British historian, 11, 160
G. M. Trevelyan (George Macaulay Trevelyan,
1876–1962), British historian, 63
Lionel Trilling (Lionel Mordecai Trilling,
1905–1975), American critic, 104
Wilfred Trotter (Wilfred Batten Lewis Trotter,
1872–1939), British neurosurgeon, 4
Gideon J. Tucker (Gideon John Tucker, 1826–
1899), American lawyer and politician,
179
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), American
politician, 129, 143, 176, 178, 208
Walter S. Trumbull (1880–1961), American
sports writer and columnist, 189
Martin Farquhar Tupper (1810–1889), British
writer, 95
Alan Turing (Alan Mathison Turing, 1912–
1954), British mathematician and
computing pioneer, 54
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens,
1835–1910), American writer, 38, 45,
61, 69, 70, 84, 95, 96, 104, 127, 142,
155, 183, 194, 204
Frank Tyger (1929–2011), American cartoonist
and humorist, 175
Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958–present), American
astrophysicist, 41
Fyodor Tyutchev (Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev,
1803–1873), Russian poet, 107
U
Miguel de Unamuno (Miguel de Unamuno y
Jugo, 1864–1936), Basque writer, 97,
122
John Updike (John Hoyer Updike, 1932–
2009), American writer and critic, 94
Peter Ustinov (Sir Peter Alexander von
Ustinov, 1921–2004), British actor and
humorist, 66
V
Paul Valéry (Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules
Valéry, 1871–1945), French poet, 65,
68, 125, 142, 160, 180, 197, 209
Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 BC), Roman
scholar, 77
William E. Vaughan
12 (1915–1977), American
columnist, 170
Thorstein Veblen (Thorstein Bunde Veblen,
1857–1929), American economist, 38,
187
Vegetius (Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus,
late fourth century AD), Roman writer,
185
Pierre Vergniaud (Pierre Victurnien
Vergniaud, 1753–1793), French lawyer
and politician, 158
12
He also wrote under pen names Bill Vaughan and Burton Hillis.
Author Index
237
Thackeray, 1811–1863), British writer,
130
Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilde Thatcher,
1925–2013), British politician, 173
Bob Thaves (Robert Lee Thaves, 1924–2000),
American cartoonist, 17
Theophrastus (*370–286 BC), Ancient Greek
philosopher, 205
Lewis Thomas (1913–1993), American
physician and medical scientist, 96
Marlo Thomas (Margaret Julia Thomas, 1937–
present), American actress, 124
Fred Thompson (Freddie Dalton Thompson,
1942–2015), American actor and
politician, 179
Arthur Thomson (Sir John Arthur Thomson,
1861–1933), Scottish naturalist, 107,
155
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), American
writer, 5, 102, 111, 133, 135, 147, 149,
191, 193, 205
Meredith Thring (Meredith Wooldridge
Thring, 1915–2006), British engineer,
35
James Thurber (James Grover Thurber, 1894–
1961), American cartoonist, 143, 152
Frank Tibolt (Frank L. Tibolt, 1897–1989),
American writer, 18
Henrik Tikkanen (Georg Henrik Tikkanen,
1924–1984), Finnish anti–war activist,
169
Henry J. Tillman (?–?), unidentified author, 13,
201
Alexis de Tocqueville (Alexis Charles–Henri–
Maurice Clérel, comte de Tocqueville,
1805–1859), French diplomat and
historian, 168, 175
Ernst Toller (1893–1939), German playwright,
97
Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, 1818–
1910), Russian writer and moralist, 159,
184, 187, 193
Arnold J. Toynbee (Arnold Joseph Toynbee,
1889–1975), British historian, 11, 160
G. M. Trevelyan (George Macaulay Trevelyan,
1876–1962), British historian, 63
Lionel Trilling (Lionel Mordecai Trilling,
1905–1975), American critic, 104
Wilfred Trotter (Wilfred Batten Lewis Trotter,
1872–1939), British neurosurgeon, 4
Gideon J. Tucker (Gideon John Tucker, 1826–
1899), American lawyer and politician,
179
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), American
politician, 129, 143, 176, 178, 208
Walter S. Trumbull (1880–1961), American
sports writer and columnist, 189
Martin Farquhar Tupper (1810–1889), British
writer, 95
Alan Turing (Alan Mathison Turing, 1912–
1954), British mathematician and
computing pioneer, 54
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens,
1835–1910), American writer, 38, 45,
61, 69, 70, 84, 95, 96, 104, 127, 142,
155, 183, 194, 204
Frank Tyger (1929–2011), American cartoonist
and humorist, 175
Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958–present), American
astrophysicist, 41
Fyodor Tyutchev (Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev,
1803–1873), Russian poet, 107
U
Miguel de Unamuno (Miguel de Unamuno y
Jugo, 1864–1936), Basque writer, 97,
122
John Updike (John Hoyer Updike, 1932–
2009), American writer and critic, 94
Peter Ustinov (Sir Peter Alexander von
Ustinov, 1921–2004), British actor and
humorist, 66
V
Paul Valéry (Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules
Valéry, 1871–1945), French poet, 65,
68, 125, 142, 160, 180, 197, 209
Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 BC), Roman
scholar, 77
William E. Vaughan
12 (1915–1977), American
columnist, 170
Thorstein Veblen (Thorstein Bunde Veblen,
1857–1929), American economist, 38,
187
Vegetius (Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus,
late fourth century AD), Roman writer,
185
Pierre Vergniaud (Pierre Victurnien
Vergniaud, 1753–1793), French lawyer
and politician, 158
12
He also wrote under pen names Bill Vaughan and Burton Hillis.
Author Index
237