An opsimath is a person who begins, or continues, to study or learn late in life. The word is derived from the Greek ὀψέ (opsé), meaning 'late', and μανθάνω (manthánō), meaning 'learn'. Opsimathy was once frowned upon, used as a put-down with...
A polymath or polyhistor is an individual whose knowledge spans many different subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. Polymaths often prefer a specific context in which to explain their knowledge, but some...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from H to O. See also the lists from A to G and from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not...
Spellbound is a 2002 American documentary that was directed by Jeffrey Blitz. The film follows eight competitors in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The film received positive reviews and won several awards, including a nomination for the...
Rawlinson End is a series of thirteen 15-20 minute radio broadcasts, created and performed by Vivian Stanshall (formerly of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) for BBC Radio 1 between 1975 and 1991. The early sessions formed the template for Stanshall's...
Werner Lambersy (16 November 1941 – 18 October 2021) was a Belgian poet.
WOMADelaide is an annual four-day festival of music, arts and dance in Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia, one of many WOMAD festivals held around the world. The event has been running for over 30 years, during which time it has hosted a...
opisthoglyphous, opisthognathous, opisthograph, opisthokont, opisthosoma, opsimath, opsimathy ops-, opt- (ΟΠ) eye Greek ὄψεσθαι (ópsesthai), ὀπτός (optós)
The 72nd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on June 2–3, 1999, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.
Leo Cooper (born 1922) is a Polish Holocaust survivor and historian at the University of Melbourne. Cooper was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1922, and was Jewish. As of April 2018, Cooper lived in Melbourne.