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Christopher Isherwood famously collaborated
with the Vedanta Society's Swami Prabhavananda
(shown) on a translation of the Bhagavad Gita. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Antoine Lavoisier (1743; died May 8, 1794) French chemist known as "The father of modern chemistry"; wrote
Elements of Chemistry
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880; died November 9, 1918) French author and poet who wrote
Calligrammes
Christopher Isherwood (1904; died January 4, 1986) British/American novelist who also cooperated with Swami Prabhavananda on Indian religious texts
Julio Cortázar (1914; died February 12, 1984) Argentine novelist, short story writer, and essayist known for
Hopscotch;
All Fires the Fire;
Blow-up and Other Stories
Died on this day:
Wei Yuan (1856; born April 23, 1794) Chinese scholar;
Haiguo Tuzhi (
Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms)
William James (1910; born January 11, 1842) American philosopher and psychologist known for
The Principles of Psychology,
The Varieties of Religious Experience
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