person of encyclopaedic knowledge

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• encyclopaedic — Encyclopedic En*cy clo*ped ic, Encyclopedical En*cy clo*ped ic*al, a. [Cf. F. encyclop[ e]dique.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; broad in scope or content; embracing a wide range of subjects; as, a person having encyclopedic …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Polymath — A polymath (Greek polymathēs , πολυμαθής, having learned much )The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Cite web url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=polymath searchmode=none title=Online Etymology …   Wikipedia

• Hermione Granger — HP character name=Hermione Jean Granger blood=Muggle born portrayer=Emma Watson House= Gryfindor appearance= Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone | Hermione Jean Granger (first name pronEng|hɚˈmaɪəni) is a fictional character in J.K. Rowling… …   Wikipedia

• Jeeves — Infobox character colour = #DDD name = Jeeves caption = Jeeves, as portrayed in 1990 by Stephen Fry in Jeeves and Wooster . first = 1915, in the story Extricating Young Gussie last = 1974, in the novel Aunts Aren t Gentlemen cause = nickname =… …   Wikipedia

• Discworld characters — This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchett s Discworld series. This list consists of human characters. For biographies of noted members of the Discworld s ethnic minorities (Dwarfs, trolls, undead), see the… …   Wikipedia

• Dickens, Charles — ▪ British novelist Introduction in full  Charles John Huffam Dickens   born Feb. 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died June 9, 1870, Gad s Hill, near Chatham, Kent  English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His …   Universalium

• Bertie Wooster — Infobox character colour = name = Bertie Wooster caption = Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster first = last = cause = nickname = alias = gender = Male age = born = death = occupation = Gentleman, Socialite title = callsign = family = Aunt Dahlia (aunt) …   Wikipedia

• Antonino Giuffrè — Antonino Nino Giuffrè (born July 21, 1945) is an Italian mafioso from Caccamo in the Province of Palermo, Sicily. He became one of the most important Mafia turncoats after his arrest in April 2002.Giuffrè was known in mafia circles as Manuzza… …   Wikipedia

• Ibrahim Abu-Lughod — Infobox Person name = Ibrahim Abu Lughod image size = caption = birth date = February 15 1929 birth place = Jaffa death date = May 23 2001 death place = Ramallah occupation = Academic parents = Ibrahim Abu Lughod ( ar. إبراهيم أبو لغد, February… …   Wikipedia