Thicknesse, Ann, 1737-1824

Née Ann Ford, Mrs. Thicknesse was an English instrumentalist and singer who attained professional standing. She was the third wife of Philip Thicknesse. Her The School for Fashion (1800) is a roman a clef that includes easily discernable portraits of many well-known figures of her day.

Theophrastus

Also known as Theophrastus of Eresus. He was a peripatetic philosopher who studied in Athens as a pupil of Alcippus; he may have studied with Plato and probably had contact with Aristotle. After Aristotle's death, he became the head of the peripatetic school in Athens.

Terence

Roman-African dramatist living from roughly 195-159 B.C.E. The senator Terentius Lucanus brought Terence to Rome as a slave, later providing the latter an education as well as his freedom. Terence's comedies formed the foundation of what would become the modern comedy of manners, and his works have been imitated by many famous playwrights, most notably William Shakespeare.

Teniers, David, 1610-1690 ;

Teniers was the most famous in a family of celebrated Flemish painters that included his father, David Teniers the Elder (1582–1649), himself, David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), his son, David Teniers III (1638–1685), and a much less well known grandson, David Teniers IV. Teniers the Younger specialized in depictions, often comic, of Flemish peasantry. He was related by marriage to the Bruegel family of painters.

Téllez Girón, Pedro, duque de Osuna, 1574-1624

Spanish politician, soldier, and aristocrat holding the titles of Spanish Viceroy of Sicily, Spanish Viceroy of Naples, 7th Count of Ureña, 2nd Marquis of Peñafiel, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Grandee of Spain, and member of the Spanish Supreme Council of War. Téllez Girón was deposed in 1620 following accusations that he took part in a conspiracy to seize Venice. Alternatively, the Neapolitan aristocracy alleged that he intended to cut ties with Spain and become King of Naples. Téllez Girón denied all charges and died in prison before judgment was delivered.