Eponyms: E

by robinbloor on November 7, 2009 · 0 comments

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Eggs Benedict Commodore E. C. Benedict (1834-1920), American banker and yachtsman
Eiffel Tower Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), French engineer
einstein, einsteinium Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American physicist
Eisenmenger’s Complex Victor Eisenmenger (1864-1932), Austrian physician
Electra complex Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology
Elgin Marbles Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), British ambassador
Elizabethan Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603)
éminence grise Éminence gris, nickname of Père Joseph (François le Clerc du Tremblay 1577-1638), French friar and diplomat
Eotvos unit Roland, Baron von Eötvös (1848-1919), Hungarian physicist
epicure; Epicurean Epicurus (341-270BC), Greek philosopher
Erastianism Thomas Erastus (1524-83), Swiss theologian
erlang Agner Krarup Erlang (1878-1929), Dutch scientist
erotic Eros, Greek god of love
eschscholtzia Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793-1834), Russian-born German naturalist
Esperanto Dr Esperanto, pseudonym of Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917), Polish doctor and linguist
Euclidean geometry Euclid, 3rd century BC Greek mathematician
euhemerism Ehhemerus, 4th century Sicilian Greek philosopher
euphorbia Euphorbus, 1st century AD Greek physician
euphuism Euphues, character in the prose romance in two parts Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his England (1580) by English writer John Lyly (c.1554-1606)
Eustachian tube Bartolommeo Eustachio (1524-74), Greek philosopher
"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."
~ Salvador Dali

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