Meanings
- A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Theodore.
Theodor Holm Nelson, who coined the term hypertext, has been a thorn in the side of the computing establishment for more than a half century.
2013 December 16, John Markoff, “An Homage to Douglas Engelbart and a Critique of the State of Tech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Dec 20132 more examples
Theodor Seuss Geisel, the author and illustrator whose whimsical fantasies written under the pen name Dr. Seuss entertained and instructed millions of children and adults around the world, died in his sleep on Tuesday night at his home in La Jolla, Calif.
1991 September 26, Eric Pace, “Dr. Seuss, Modern Mother Goose, Dies at 87”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2001It all started in the 1930s, when German-Australian anthropologist, linguist, and ethnographer Theodor George Henry Strehlow returned to Central Australia, the place of his birth.
2023 April 28, Charmayne Allison, “On-country studio to give Alice Springs traditional owners access to Strehlow Collection”, in ABC News, Ultimo, N.S.W.: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2023
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