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Anthim the Iberian

Anthim the Iberian (Antim Ivireanul) was a Georgian-born Orthodox hierarch and printer, Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia from 1708 to 1716, who directed the printing of 63 books.

Anthimos I

Anthimos I, also Anthimus, was a monk and bishop of Trebizond who served as Patriarch of Constantinople from 535 to 536, deposed as a Monophysite.

Anthimos II

Anthimos II (Άνθιμος Β΄) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 18 June to 22 September 1623, between the second and third reigns of Cyril I Lucaris.

Anthimos III

Anthimos III (Άνθιμος Γ΄), surname Chorianopoulos, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1822 to 1824, during the Greek War of Independence, and died in Smyrna in 1842.

Anthimos IV

Anthimos IV (Ἄνθιμος Δ΄) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in two non-consecutive terms, 1840–1841 and 1848–1852, chiefly remembered for the 1850 tomos granting autocephaly to the Church of Greece.

Anthimos V

Anthimos V (Πατριάρχης Άνθιμος Ε΄) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1841 to 1842, elected after the sultan removed Anthimos IV and dying in office.

Anthimos VI

Anthimos VI (Ἄνθιμος Στ´) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times, in 1845–1848, 1853–1855, and 1871–1873, chairing the 1872 synod that condemned the Bulgarian Exarchate.

Anthimos VII

Anthimos VII (Ἄνθιμος Ζ΄), born Angelos Tsatsos, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1895 to 1897, remembered for a 1895 encyclical rejecting Pope Leo XIII's reunion proposal and for the Skopje crisis that ended his reign.

Anthoceros

Anthoceros is the most species-rich hornwort genus (60 species), named by Linnaeus in 1753, family Anthocerotaceae; includes the model species Anthoceros agrestis with a tiny 116 Mb genome, pyrenoid-bearing chloroplasts, and Nostoc nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.

Anthocoridae

Anthocoridae, the minute pirate bugs or flower bugs (Fieber, 1837), is a family of 400-600 tiny (1.4-4.5 mm) predaceous true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicoidea) found worldwide, important as biological control agents against thrips and psyllids.

Anthocyanin

Anthocyanins are water-soluble flavonoid plant pigments, glycosides of anthocyanidins, giving red, purple, and blue colors of flowers, fruits, and vegetables; pH-sensitive flavylium chemistry, over 600 known forms, used as natural food colorants.

Anthoine Hubert

Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing driver, 2018 GP3 Series champion with ART and Renault Sport Academy member, killed in the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 Feature Race crash; F2's best-rookie award bears his name.

Anthologia Latina

The Anthologia Latina is a modern compilation of late antique Latin epigrams and short poems, drawn from manuscripts and inscriptions and centered on the Codex Salmasianus.

Anthology

Anthology: a book compiling works, usually short stories, poems, or essays, by multiple authors around a theme, genre, or period. From Greek anthologia, "gathering of flowers"; distinguished from the single-author collection; includes annual year's-best series.

Anthology 1

Anthology 1 (1995) is the Beatles' double compilation of rare recordings covering the late 1950s to 1964, released November 21, 1995, opening with "Free As A Bird", the Lennon-demo reunion single.

Anthology 4

Anthology 4 is the Beatles' fourth archival compilation, released November 21, 2025 by Apple Corps: 36 tracks, 13 previously unreleased, with new Jeff Lynne mixes of Free as a Bird and Real Love, issued with the restored Disney+ Anthology series.

Anthology Collection

Anthology Collection is The Beatles' 2025 box set (Apple Corps/Capitol/UMe, 21 November 2025) gathering the mid-1990s Anthology 1-3 albums remastered by Giles Martin plus the new Anthology 4, 191 tracks on 8CD, 12LP, or digital.

Anthology film

Anthology film, also called omnibus or portmanteau film: a feature-length movie of several self-contained short segments joined by a theme or framing device, from Waxworks (1924) and Dead of Night (1945) to Kinds of Kindness (2024).

Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives is a New York City institution devoted to preserving, studying, and showing independent and experimental film, opened in 1970 by Jonas Mekas, Jerome Hill, and others.

Anthology of American Folk Music

Anthology of American Folk Music: 1952 Folkways six-LP compilation of 84 commercial 78 rpm recordings (c. 1927–32) compiled by Harry Smith in three volumes, Ballads, Social Music, Songs; reissued 1997 on 6 CD, credited with inspiring the American folk revival.

Anthology of the Killer

Anthology of the Killer is a collection of nine comedy-horror adventure games by Stephen Gillmurphy. The games follow BB through a surreal world of forbidden museums and serial killers.

Anthology series

Anthology series: television or radio series presenting a different story and different characters each episode or season, unified by theme or genre; examples include The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, and American Horror Story.

Anthomyiidae

Anthomyiidae (root-maggot flies), calyptrate Diptera family of about 2,000 species in ~40 genera, mostly Holarctic; larvae mine roots, leaves, fungi, or dung; 2026 phylogenomics subsumes Scathophagidae within it.

Anthoni Salim

Anthoni Salim is an Indonesian businessman who leads the Salim Group conglomerate and has been President Director and CEO of Indofood, maker of Indomie noodles, since 2004.

Anthony (film)

Anthony (அந்தோணி) is a 2026 Tamil-language drama set in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, directed by Sukirthan Christhuraja and Jenosan Rajeswar, starring Kayal Vincent and TJ Bhanu, with music by Ilaiyaraaja; released 13 March 2026 and submitted for 99th Academy Awards consideration.

Anthony A. Amato

Anthony A. Amato is an American neurologist in neuromuscular medicine, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Vice Chairman of Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Anthony A. Grace

Anthony A. Grace, also published as Anthony Grace, is a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh known for research on dopamine system regulation in schizophrenia.

Anthony A. Kossiakoff

Anthony A. Kossiakoff is a molecular biologist and protein engineer, the Otho S.A. Sprague Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and a National Academy of Sciences member.

Anthony A. Williams

Anthony A. Williams, fourth mayor of Washington, D.C. since home rule (1999-2007), former Clinton-appointed CFO who restored city finances, ended federal control board oversight, and revitalized the District.

Anthony Adams

Anthony "Spice" Adams (born 1980, Detroit) is a former NFL defensive tackle, Penn State product drafted 57th overall by the 49ers in 2003, who played 121 games with 10.5 sacks for San Francisco and the Chicago Bears, then became a comedian and Bears broadcaster.