Food For Thought

A Collection of Heretical Notions and Wretched Adages
compiled by Jack Tourette

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Zablocki, Franciszek (Polish dramatist, satirist) 1750/1-1821
Zabludovsky, Abraham (Polish-born Mexican architect) 1924-2003
Zabolotsky, Nikolay Alekseyevich (Russian poet) 1903-1958
Zaccaria, Saint Antonio Maria (Italian religious) 1502-1539
Zaccaria, Benedetto (Genoese merchant, diplomat, admiral) d.c.1307
Zacchini, Duina (Egypt-born Italian human cannonball) 1924-2006
Zacconi, Ludovico (Italian music theorist, composer) 1555-1627
Zach, Franz Xaver von (Hungarian astronomer; asteroid, crater) 1754-1832
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach (American physicist, educator) 1905-1986
Zachau, Friedrich Wilhelm (German musician, composer) 1663-1712
Zachow, Friedrich Wilhelm (German musician, composer) 1663-1712
Zadkine, Ossip (Russian sculptor) 1890-1967
Zaehner, Robert Charles (English historian) 1913-1974
Zaffany (or Zoffanji), John (German-born British painter) c.1733-1810
Zaghlul, Sa'd (Egyptian politician; prime minister 1924) 1857-1927
Zagoskin, Lavrenty Alekseyevich (Russian explorer) 1807-1890
Zagoskin, Mikhail Nikolayevich (Russian writer, playwright) 1789-1852
Zaharias, Mildred Ella née Didrikson "Babe" (American athlete) 1914-1956
Zaharoff, Sir Basil (Turkish-born French armament contractor) 1849-1936
Zahir Shah, Mohammed (Afghani king, 1933-1973) 1914-2007
Zahn, Ernst (Swiss writer) 1867-1952
Zahn-Harnack, Agnes von (German writer) 1884-1950
Zaimis, Alexandros (Greek politician) 1855-1936
Zajc, Ivan (Giovanni von Zaytz; Croation composer) 1832-1914
Zakrzewska, Marie Elizabeth (German-born American physician) 1829-1902
Zaldarriaga, Matias (Argentinian cosmologist) b.1971
Zaleski, Jozef Bogdan (Polish poet) 1802-1886
Zambrano, Maria (Spanish writer, philosopher) 1904-1991
Zamenhof, Ludwik Lejzer (Polish oculist, philologist) 1859-1917
Zamora, Antonio de (Spanish dramatist) c.1664-1728
Zamyatin, Yegveny Ivanovich (Russian writer, playwright) 1884-1937
Zanchi, Girolamo (Hieronymus Zanchius; Italian theologian) 1516-1590
Zandonai, Riccardo (Italian composer) 1883-1944
Zane, Ebenezer (American pioneer) 1747-1812
Zangwill, Israel (English playwright, writer, Zionist leader) 1864-1926
Zani, Andrea Teodoro (Italian violinist, composer) 1696-1757
Zanuck, Darryl Francis (American motion-picture producer) 1902-1979
Zapata, Emiliano (Mexican revolutionary leader) 1879-1919
Zapata, Luis (Mexican writer) b.1951
Zapf, Hermann (German typeface designer, calligrapher ) 1918-2015
Zapotocky, Antonin (Czech politician) 1884-1957
Zappa, Frank Vincent (American composer, musician) 1940-1993
Zappa, Adelaide Gail Sloatman (American businesswoman) b.1945
Zappala, Vincenzo (Italian astronomer; asteroid) b.1945
Zarco, Joao Goncalves (Portuguese navigator) 15th cent.
Zare, Richard Neil "Dick" (American chemist) b.1939
Zariski, Oscar (born Oscher Zaritsky; Polish mathematician) 1899-1986
Zarlino, Gioseffo (Italian composer, music theorist) 1517-1590
Zarrinkelk, Noureddin (Iranian animator, concept artist) b.1937
Zavatta, Achille (Tunisian-born French clown, circus operator) 1915-1993
Zavattini, Cesare (Italian screenwriter, Neorealist theorist) 1902-1989
Zawinul, Josef Erich "Joe" (Austrian musician, composer) 1932-2007
Zayas y Alfonso, Alfredo (Cuban politician; president 1921-25) 1861-1934
Zayas y Sotomayor, Maria de (Spanish writer) 1590-1661?
Zdanevich, Ilia Mikhailovich "Iliazd" (Russian writer, artist) 1894-1975
Zeami Motokiyo (Japanese playwright, drama theorist) 1363-1443
Zechariah (aka Zacharias; Jewish prophet) fl. 520-518 BC
Zedd, Nick (American filmmaker, writer, actor) b.1958/59
Zede, Gustave-Alexandre (French naval engineer) 1825-1891
Zedlitz, Joseph Christian von (Austrian poet, dramatist) 1790-1862
Zeeman, Pieter (Dutch physicist) 1865-1943
Zeidler, Frank Paul (American politician) 1912-2006
Zeiss, Carl (German optical instrument manufacturer) 1816-1888
Zeitblom, Bartholomaus (German painter) c.1455-1518
Zeitlin, Jacob Israel "Jake" (Am. bookseller, photographer) 1902-1987
Zelaya, Jose Santos (Nicaraguan politician; pres. 1893-1910) 1853-1919
Zelazny, Roger Joseph (American writer) 1937-1995
Zelda (Zelda Misjkovsky; Russian-born Hebrew poet) 1914-1984
Zel'dovich, Yakov Borisovich (Russian physicist) 1914-1987
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (aka Johann; Czech composer) 1679-1745
Zelenski, Tadeusz (pseudonym Boy; Polish writer) 1874-1941
Zell, Matthaus (German religious reformer) 1477-1548
Zeller, Eduard (German philosopher, theologian) 1814-1908
Zeller, Carl Johann Adam (Austrian composer) 1842-1898
Zelmanov, Efim Isaakovich (Russian mathematician in America) b.1955
Zelter, Carl Friedrich (German composer, conductor) 1758-1832
Zeman, Karel (Czech animator, filmmaker) 1910-1989
Zemlinsky, Alexander von (Austrian composer, conductor) 1871-1942
Zemurray, Samuel née Zmuri (Ukrainian-born Am. businessman) 1877-1961
Zenger, John Peter (German-born American printer, journalist) 1697-1746
Zeno (born Tarasicodissa; Emperor of E. Roman Empire 474-491) d.491
Zeno of Citium (Greek philosopher; founder of Stoic school) c.335-c.263 BC
Zeno of Elea (Greek philosopher; pupil of Parmenides) c.495-c.430 BC
Zeno of Sidon (Phoenician-born Greek philosopher) c.150-c.70 BC
Zeno, Apostolo (Italian poet, scholar) 1668-1750
Zeno, Carlo (Venetian admiral) 1334-1418
Zenobia (in full Septimia Zenobia; Queen of Palmyra) d.274?
Zenodotus of Ephesus (Greek grammarian) c.325-260 BC
Zepeda, Ofelia (American poet, linguist) b.1952
Zeppelin, Ferdinand Adolf August von (German soldier, aeronaut) 1838-1917
Zerang, Michael (American musician, composer, producer) b.1958
Zermelo, Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand (German mathematician) 1871-1956
Zernike, Frits (Dutch physicist;inv. phase contrast microscope) 1888-1966
Zeromski, Stefan (Polish writer, poet, playwright) 1864-1925
Zerzan, John (American anarchist, philosopher, writer) b.1943
Zesen, Philipp von (Herman rhetorician, writer) 1619-1689
Zetkin, Clara née Eissner (German feminist, politician) 1857-1933
Zeuner, Frederick Everard (German-born British geologist) 1905-1963
Zeuner, Gustav Anton (German physicist, engineer) 1828-1907
Zeuss, Johann Kaspar (German historian, philologist) 1806-1856
Zeuxis (Greek painter) 5th cent. BC
Zevin, Israel Joseph (pseud. Tashrak; Rus.-born Am. journalist) 1872-1926
Zevon, Warren William (American musician, songwriter) 1947-2003
Zewail, Ahmed Hassan (Egyptian-born Am. chemist, physicist) b.1946
Zhang Chunqiao (Chinese politician; member of Gang of Four) 1917-2005
Zhang Junxiang (Chinese playwright, motion-picture director) 1910-1996
Zhang Tianyi (or Chang T'ien-i; Chinese writer) 1906-1985
Zhao Shuli (or Chao Shu-li; Chinese writer) 1906-1970
Zhao Ziyang (aka Chao Tzu-yang; Chinese Communist leader) 1919-2005
Zhdanov, Andrey Aleksandrovich (Soviet politician) 1896-1948
Zhou Yang (Chou Yang; pseud. of Zhou Qiying; Chinese critic) 1908-1989
Zhou Zuoren (or Chou Tso-jen; Chinese essayist, lit. scholar) 1885-1966
Zhukov, Georgy Konstantinovich (Soviet soldier, politician) 1896-1974
Zhukovski, Vasily Andreyevich (Russian poet, translator) 1783-1852
Zhu Yizun (or Chu Yi-tsun; Chinese scholar, poet) 1629-1709
Ziani, Sebastiano (Venetian judge, financier, politician) c.1102-c.1180
Ziegfeld, Florenz (American theatrical producer) 1869-1932
Ziegler, Karl Waldemar (German chemist) 1898-1973
Zielenski, Mikolaj (Polish composer) fl.c.1616
Zigabenus, Euthymius (Byzantine theologian) d.1118?
Zilberg, Venyamin Aleksandrovich (Venyamin Kaverin; Rus.writer) 1902-1989
Zilcher, Hermann Karl Josef (German composer) 1881-1948
Zilliacus, Konni (Konrad Viktor Zilliacus; Finnish nationalist) 1855-1924
Zimbardo, Philip George (American psychologist) b.1933
Zimmermann, Arthur (German politician) 1864-1940
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois (German composer) 1918-1970
Zimmermann, Philip R. Jr. "Phil" (American computer scientist) b.1954
Zimmermann, Robert von (Austrian philosopher, aesthetician) 1824-1898
Zimorowic, Jozef Bartlomiej (b. Jozef B. Ozimek; Polish writer) 1597-1677
Zindel, Paul (American playwright, writer, teacher) b.1936
Zingarelli, Niccolo Antonio (Italian composer, choir master) 1752-1837
Zinkernagel, Rolf Martin (Swiss immunologist) b.1944
Zinn, Howard (American political scientist, historian) 1922-2010
Zinn, Johann Gottfried (German physician, botanist) 1727-1759
Zinn, Walter Henry "Wally" (Canadian-born American physicist) 1906-2000
Zinovieff, Peter (Brit. inv.; fd. Electronic Music Studios) b.1933
Zinovyev, Grigory Yevseyevich (Russian Communist leader) 1883-1936
Zinsser, Hans (American bacteriologist) 1878-1940
Zinsser, William Knowlton (American writer, editor, teacher) 1922-2015
Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig von (German religious leader) 1700-1760
Ziporyn, Evan (American composer, musician, teacher) b.1959
Zirkel, Ferdinand (German mineralogist) 1838-1912
Zitek, Josef (Czech architect) 1832-1909
Zittel, Karl Alfred von (German paleontologist, geologist) 1839-1904
Zivkovic, Petar (Yugoslav soldier, politician) 1879-1947
Ziya, Mehmed (pseudonym Ziya Gokalp; Turkish scholar, writer) 1875/6-1924
Zizka, Count Jan (Bohemian general, Hussite leader) c.1376-1424
Znaniecki, Florian Witold (Polish-born American sociologist) 1882-1958
Zog I (personal name Ahmed Bey Zogu; King of Albania 1928-1939) 1895-1961
Zoilus (Greek rhetorician, critic) 4th cent. BC
Zola, Emile-Edouard-Charles-Antoine (French writer, critic) 1840-1902
Zollinger, Albin (Swiss writer, poet) 1895-1941
Zollner, Carl Friedrich (German composer) 1800-1860
Zollner, Heinrich (German composer, conductor; son of Carl) 1854-1941
Zollner, Johann Karl Friedrich (German astrophysicist) 1834-1882
Zonaras, John (Byzantine historian) 12th cent.
Zorach, William (Lithuanian-born American sculptor) 1887-1966
Zorn, Anders Leonard (Swedish painter, etcher, sculptor) 1860-1920
Zorn, John (American composer, arranger, musician) b.1953
Zoroaster (Zarathushtra; Persian religious leader) c.628-c.551 BC
Zorrilla de San Martin, Juan (Uruguayan poet) 1855-1931
Zorrilla y Moral, Jose (Spanish poet, dramatist) 1817-1893
Zoshchenko, Mikhail Mikhailovich (Soviet writer) 1895-1958
Zouche, Richard (English jurist) 1590-1661
Zox, Lawrence "Larry" (American artist) 1937-2006
Zrinyi, Miklos (Hungarian army commander) 1508-1566
Zrinyi, Miklos (Hungarian military leader, poet) 1620-1664
Zschokke, Johann Heinrich Daniel (Swiss writer) 1771-1848
Zsigmondy, Richard Adolf (Austrian-born German chemist) 1865-1929
Zuccarelli, Francesco (Italian painter) 1702-1788
Zucarri (or Zuccaro or Zuccheri), Taddeo (Italian painter) 1529-1566
Zucarri, Federico (Italian painter; brother, pupil of Taddeo) c.1540-1609
Zu Chong-Zhi (Chinese mathematician, astronomer; asteroid) 429-500
Zuckerman, Buck Henry "Buck Henry" (Am. actor, writer, dir.) b.1930
Zuckmayer, Carl (German-born American playwright, essayist) 1896-1977
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma Rabi'ah ibn Riyah al-Muzani (Arab poet) c.520-c.609
Zukofsky, Louis (American poet, translator, editor) 1904-1978
Zukor, Adolph (Hungarian-born Am. motion-picture prod., exec.) 1873-1976
Zuloaga, Felix (Mexican soldier, politician) 1814-1876
Zuloaga y Zabaleta, Ignacio (Spanish painter) 1870-1945
Zumarraga, Juan de (Spanish prelate) 1468-1548
Zumdahl, Steven Stanford (American chemist, writer) b.1942
Zumpe, Johann Christoph (German pianoforte maker) 1735-1800
Zumpt, Karl Gottlob (German scholar) 1792-1849
Zumsteeg, Emilie (German choir conductor, songwriter, composer) 1796-1857
Zumsteeg, Johann Rudolf (German composer) 1760-1802
Zumwalt, Elmo Russell Jr. (American admiral) 1920-2000
Zunz, Leopold (Hebrew name Yom-Tob Lippmann; German scholar) 1794-1886
Zunzunegui y Loredo, Juan Antonio de (Spanish writer) 1901-1982
Zurara, Gomes Eanes de (Portuguese chronicler) c.1410-1474
Zurbaran, Francisco de (Spanish painter) 1598-1664
Zurita y Castro, Jeronimo de (Spanish historian) 1512-1580
Zuse, Konrad (German engineer, inventor) 1910-1995
Zwaardecroon, Hendrick (Dutch colonial administrator) 1667-1728
Zwangendaba (King of the Jere in Africa) c.1785-c.1845
Zweibel, Alan (American television producer, writer) b.1950
Zweig, Arnold (German writer, playwright, essayist) 1887-1968
Zweig, George (Russian-born American physicist, neurobiologist) b.1937
Zweig, Stefan (Austrian poet, essayist, writer, dramatist) 1881-1942
Zwicky, Arnold M. (American? linguist) b.1940
Zwicky, Fritz (Swiss astronomer, physicist; asteroid, galaxy) 1898-1974
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe (American violinist, composer) b.1939
Zwingli, Huldrych (Swiss religious reformer) 1484-1531
Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma (Russian-born Am. engineer, inventor) 1889-1982
Zygomalas, Theodore (Byzantine theologian) 1544-1581?

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