Category: Biography
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), French chemist and physicist. In 1802 he demonstrated that all gases expand by the same fraction of their volume for the same …
Paul Gauguin Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), French post-impressionist painter. Having abandoned his family and his banking career to devote himself to painting in 1881, he led a bohemian life in …
Bill Gates Bill Gates full name William Henry Gates III (1955- ). US businessman and creator of computer software. Gates was born and brought up in Seattle. At the …
David Garrick David Garrick (1717-79), British actor. He studied briefly under Dr Johnson and went with him to London in 1737. Garrick became famous for his tragic roles in …
Judy Garland Judy Garland (1922-69), US singer and film actress. Born Frances Gumm, she first appeared on stage when she was three years old and made her first film …
Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), Italian patriot and guerrilla leader. Accused of treason for his political activities in 1934, he was forced to flee from Italy to avoid the …
Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), Spanish poet and dramatist. A native of Andalusia, he abandoned his musical studies for literature and published his first book of poems …
Greta Garbo Greta Garbo, original name Greta Gustafson (1905-90). Swedish film actress. Having begun her film career in Sweden and Germany, she went to Hollywood in the 1920’s, where …
