* Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, explores the metaphysical significance of the marketplace in a volume of poetry entitled Samarkand and Other Markets I Have Known, 2002.

Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, including the Austrian State Prize for Literature in 1966.

Known for his contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he was awarded a one-half share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2008 for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics.

His 2003 novel The Known World received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

* 2004: Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Known World

Known for his active involvement in local politics and his passion for jazz and The Great American Songbook, McIntyre's background includes work as television writer-producer with credits including Married ... with Children, WKRP in Cincinnati, Full House, Mike Hammer and the critically acclaimed PBS series, Liberty's Kids, which earned McIntyre a Humanitas Prize nomination.

Known both as a self-styled religious prophet with his own slant on apocalyptic Christianity, and as the author of philosophical historical novels which combined fervent idealism with literary innovation, Merezhkovsky was a nine times nominee for the Nobel Prize in literature, which he came closest to winning in 1933.

Known to the Iranians by the Pahlavi compound word kah-ruba ( from kah “ straw ” plus rubay “ attract, snatch ,” referring to its electrical properties ), which entered Arabic as kahraba ' or kahraba, it too was called amber in Europe ( Old French and Middle English ambre ).

Known as the ' bulwark of the Mycenaeans ', he was trained by the centaur Chiron ( who had trained his father, Telamon, and Achilles ' father Peleus ), at the same time as Achilles.

Known as AppleNet, it was based on the seminal Xerox XNS protocol stack but running on a custom 1 Mbit / s coaxial cable system.

Known as Larzac 2003, the gathering was held over three days in August and attracted an estimated 300. 000 people to a series of concerts and political forums.

Known as " Big Mac ", the encyclopedia became the standard baseball reference until 1988, when Total Baseball was released by Warner Books using more sophisticated technology.

Known as Tractarians after their production of Tracts for the Times on theological issues, they advanced the case for the Church of England being essentially a part of the ' Western Church ', of which the Roman Catholic Church was the chief representative.

Known as the " PDP-X ", the project was eventually cancelled.

Known as " the father of mineralogy ", he was born at Glauchau in Saxony.

Known as an Argive grip, it placed the handle at the edge of the shield, and was supported by a leather fastening ( for the forearm ) at the centre.

Known for his hedonistic lifestyle of " sex, drugs and rock ' n roll ," Brood was an enfant terrible and a cultural figure whose suicide, apparently caused by a failure to kick his drug and alcohol habit, only strengthened his controversial status.

Known officially as the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, the Mark I was a general purpose electro-mechanical computer built with IBM financing and with assistance from IBM personnel, under the direction of Harvard mathematician Howard Aiken.

Known as " the Sulphide Problem ", it had been noticed that considerable zinc in the lead-silver could not be recovered and was lost as tailings.

Known as the Hackett Medical College for Women ( 夏葛女子醫學院 ), this College was located in Guangzhou, China, and was enabled by a large donation from Mr. Edward A. K.

Known as " Ofioussa " ( having snakes ) and " Pityoussa " ( having pine trees ) in antiquity, during the medieval age the island was ruled by a number of external powers and has also been known as Scio ( Genoese ), Chio ( Italian ) and Sakız ( صاقيز — Ottoman Turkish ).

Known colloquially under various names – the Pharos of Abusir, the Abusir funerary monument and Burg al-Arab ( Arab's Tower ) – it consists of a 3-story tower, approximately in height, with a square base, an octagonal midsection and cylindrical upper section, like the building upon which it was apparently modelled.

A technology created by one of their slave races was the stasis field, which makes its contents impervious to harm and provides indefinite suspended animation, which has figured in several Known Space stories.

Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent ( Lorenzo il Magnifico ) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets.

Known as the Bardia Mural, it was created by English artist, Private John Frederick Brill.

Known as " America's Sweetheart ," " Little Mary " and " The girl with the curls ," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting.

* Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ( 1964 ) – Known as one of the worst movies ever made, as such it was made fun of on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Known initially by the code name " EP " ( for " Electronic Paper "), it was introduced in 1982 as a competitor for VisiCalc.

Known for hundreds of popular synthesizers, drum machines, and other instruments, Roland was one of the top names in professional music equipment in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

In ancient times, Sri Lanka was known by a variety of names: Known in India as Lanka or Sinhala, ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane and Arabs referred to it as ( the origin of the word " serendipity ").

Known as the " Death's Head Units ", the SS-TV was first organized as several battalions, each based at one of Germany's major concentration camps, the oldest of which was at Dachau.

Known for his long-flowing melodic lines, for which he was named " the Swan of Catania ", Bellini was the quintessential composer of bel canto opera.

Known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named European Footballer of the Year three times ( 1988, ' 89 and ' 92 ) and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992.

Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after General Lafayette, a French general who helped the colonies gain freedom in the American Revolutionary War.

Known by locals as the " City of Shade and Water ," it is believed to be named in honor of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Known as the Edenton Bell Battery, its four howitzers were named the Columbia, St. Paul, Fannie Roulac, and Edenton.

Much later, in Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Babar has a grandson named the Prince Babar II ( Known as Badou ).

These are reported via the document named Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police.

Known colloquially as " Fort Sam ," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston.

Known as " The Pittsburgh Kid ", Spadafora hails from a borough outside of Pittsburgh named McKees Rocks.

Known associates of the Piranhas included American musical stars, aristocrats, a man named Kierkegaard who bit the heads off whippets and other gang leaders.

Known as Longyear City until 1926, the town was established by and named after John Munroe Longyear, whose Arctic Coal Company started coal mining operations in 1906.

Known as messianic dance or davidic dance ( named after King David, who famously danced before the Ark of the Covenant ), it takes a similar form to Israeli Folk Dancing.

A Similar Text based series, Known as Fanfiction Failure Involving a group of characters, of which a trio named Troy, Hawk and Claus seem to be the most popular, mock Fanfiction.

Known for its salmon runs, whitewater rafting, and rugged scenery, it was one of the original eight rivers named in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968.

Known informally as " Charlie on the MTA ", the song's lyrics tell of a man named Charlie trapped on Boston's subway system, then known as the Metropolitan Transit Authority ( MTA ).

Known originally as South Park, the landscape had eastern and western divisions connected by a grand boulevard named the Midway Plaisance.

Known as the " fastest sport on two feet ," lacrosse is a traditional Native American game which was first witnessed by Europeans when French Jesuit missionaries in the St. Lawrence Valley witnessed the game in the 1630s, but a girl named Nichauser brought it to the Americas in the 1630s.

Known for his passionate playing style, he was a 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.

Known members include the Librarian ( who was actually made a Special Constable long before the Militia was set up ); Mr Boggis of the Thieves ' Guild ; Sam Vimes ' butler Willikins ; and a clacks operative named Andy " Two Swords " Hancock who carries a disturbing amount of weaponry.

Known for her many innovations, Dunham developed a dance pedagogy, later named the Dunham Technique, that won international acclaim and that is now taught as a modern dance style in many dance schools.

Known as Castrum Octavianum in antiquity, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery.

Known for his novels Red Riding Quartet ( 1999-2002 ), GB84 ( 2004 ), and The Damned Utd ( 2006 ), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list.

Known for his opinionated, zealous, and sometimes contentious style, Brennaman has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year and Virginia Sportscaster of the Year multiple times.

Known killings were the slaying of black laborer Silas Coleman May 25, 1935 and a WPA worker named Charles Poole May 13, 1936.

He has five grandchildren by his 1st wife ; daughter Hilary had daughter Juliette and sons Christopher ( Known as Kit ) and Patrick Williams ; Roger had two girls Catherine Rosemary, born 31 December 1977, ( named after his wife's mother Catherine May Vineall, née Lambert ) and Emma Anne Alexandra Cockfield born 5 July 1981.