3. MATTHEW PARKER (English clergyman, 1504-1575) His name entered the English language as "Nosey" Parker--meaning someone who pokes his nose into other people's business. Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury under Queen Elizabeth I. Though shy and modest, he was overinquisitive about church matters, and his enemies began to call him "Nosey" Parker. 4. TYCHO BRAHE (Danish astronomer, 1546-1601) He lost the tip of his nose in a sword fight and replaced it with a gold one. 5. CYRANO DE BERGERAC (French poet and novelist, 1619-1655) He really was a living person. He is said to have fought 1,000 duels over insults concerning his enormous nose.
