December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001
American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, author and professor
Author of "Diagrammatics", "How to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal Education" and "A Dialectic of Morals: Towards the Foundations of Political Philosophy"
Served as chairman of the Encyclopedia Britannica Board of Editors
Founder of the "Great Books of the Western World" program