diogenes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Diogenes
    n 1: an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social
         conventions (circa 400-325 BC)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Diogenes \Di*og"e*nes\, n.
   A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in
   Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims
   and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Diogenes' crab} (Zool.), a species of terrestrial hermit
      crabs ({Cenobita Diogenes}), abundant in the West Indies
      and often destructive to crops.

   {Diogenes' tub}, the tub which the philosopher Diogenes is
      said to have carried about with him as his house, in which
      he lived.
      [1913 Webster]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

DIOGENES

the most foolish man who ever lived.  He endeavored
to find something with a lantern which could not even be
located with a searchlight. Ambition:  A brighter lantern.
Recreation:  Cleaning globes. Address:  Tub.  Epitaph:  Here
Lies A Man Who Attempted The Impossible.