(1857-1924) a British writer, born in Poland, who is one of the greatest writers of the early 20th century. His novels are often about the sea and about COLONIALISM and the moral problems it involves. His best-known novels include Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and The Secret Agent .
1881-1969 german bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans