Sapir, Edward. 1884-1939. Polish/US linguist. Studied North American Indian languages.

Sappho of Lesbos. 7-6C BC. Greek poetess.

Saracens. Moslems in the Middle Ages. Caliphate Empire.

Saracoglu, Sükrü. 1887-1953. Turkish Prime Minister 1942-6. Atatürk ally.

Sarah. Old Testament figure. Abraham’s wife. Isaac’s mother.

Sarapis. Greco-Egyptian god. Originally of underworld, later of sun.

Saratoga, Battle. 1777. American victory, turning point in American Revolution.

Sardanapalus. Licentious, effeminate king of Assyria. Burned palace on defeat- killing self and court.

Sardinia. 6C BC Carthage. 238BC Rome. 435 Vandal. 534 Byzantine Empire. 10C Saracen. 1016 Pisa. 1189 Hohenstaufen +Piedmont. 1326 Aragon. 1713 Austria. 1720 Savoy Kingdom. 1796 France. 1815 +Genoa. 1861 Italy. Sardinian Victor-Emmanuel became king of Italy.

Sargent, John Singer. 1856-1925. Italian/US portrait painter. Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose 1886.

Sargon II. King of Assyria c722-705BC. Destroyed kingdom of Israel. Conquered Samaria, Babylon.

Sargon of Akkad. Mesopotamian king c2334-2279BC. Conquered Sumer, founded First Semitic dynasty.

Sark. 1040 Norman. 1066 English fief. 1565 colonized. 1940-45 Germans occupy.

Sarmiento, Domingo. 1811-88. First civilian Argentine president. 1868-74.

Sartre, Jean-Paul. 1905-80. French existentialist philosopher: L’Etre et le Néant 1943. Social responsibility of freedom. (refused).

Satan. Fallen angel later identified with Zoroastran Ahriman, the spirit of evil. Lucifer. Beelzebub.

Sato Eisaku. 1901-75. Japanese Prime Minister 1964-72. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Satrap. Provincial governor of Persian Empire. Achaemenids.

Saturn. Roman god of agriculture and civilization. = Cronus. Saturnalia festival influenced Christmas.

Satyr. Greek mythical man-goat. Pan. Sileni.

Saud. 1902-69. Son of Ibn Sa’ud. Saudi King 1953-64. Deposed by brother, Faisal.

Saul. First king of Hebrews, c1021-1000BC.

Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1857-1913. Swiss linguist.

Sauvage, Nicolas. French. Invented cabriolet taxi 1660.

Savigny, Friedrich von. 1779-1861. German jurist, historian of Roman and medieval law. Modern system of civil law.

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