Category: Biography
George III George III (1738-1820), King of Great Britain and Ire-land. Having succeeded his grandfather George II in 1760, he married Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz the following year. He was …
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan, meaning universal ruler, given to Temujin (1162-1227). As leader of the Mongol nomads of central Asia, he showed great skill in the organization and leadership …
Jean Genet Jean Genet (1910-86), French novelist and playwright. The unwanted son of a prostitute, he fell into a life of petty crime and spent much of his youth …
Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig, full name Henry Louis Gehrig (1903-41). US baseball player, one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game. He attended Columbia University before …
Maham Anga Maham Anaga, 1562, Mughal nurse. She was the chief nurse of infant Akbar (b. 1542) and became his foster-mother. She came to exercise great influence over the …
Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi, 12th cent., Kannada writer and mystic. Daughter of a Saiva couple of Udutadi, she married unwillingly the prince Kausika to save her parents from his …
Mahadamba Mahadamba, 13th cent., Marathi poet. Probably the earliest of the Marathi woman writers, she flourished during the times of the Yadava king, Mahadeo of Devagiri, who made her …
Luxose, Mary Poonem Luxose, Mary Poonem, 1881, first women Surgeon-General of India. Born in Kerala, in a family of medical practitioners, she was the first woman graduate of Madras …
