Born in Germany in 1885, renowned psychoanalyst Karen Horney came to the United States in 1932 and helped found the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the American Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Thomas Crapper (baptized September 28, 1836; d. January 27, 1910) was a plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co. Ltd. in London.
Что в имени твоем
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Re: Что в имени твоем
TheKonst wrote:Thomas Crapper (baptized September 28, 1836; d. January 27, 1910) was a plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co. Ltd. in London.
Я читал где-то что слово crap оттуда и произошло. Но Wikipedia другого мнения: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crap
It has been suggested that US soldiers stationed in England during World War I (some of whom had little experience with indoor plumbing) saw many toilets printed with "T. Crapper" in the glaze and brought the word home as a synonym for "toilet" — a sort of back-formation from "crap." This suggestion, however, overlooks the fact that "crapper" was a well-established word long before that time.