Category: Biography
Ahalya Holkar Ahalya Holkar, d. 1795, Maharani of Indore, 1765-95. One of the most famous rulers of India, she was the daughter of one Manakoji Shinde of Aurangabad, and …
Aghormani Devi Aghormani Devi, 1822-1906, mystic and associate of Ramakrishna. Born in a Brahmin family of Kamarhati in Bengal, she was the daughter of Kashinath Bhattacharya. She was betrothed …
Abadi Banu Abadi Banu, d. 1924, political and social worker. Popularly known as Bi Amman, she was the mother of the famous Ali brothers : Mohammad Ali and Shaukat …
Aas Kaur Aas Kaur, d. 1823, Sikh princess. Daughter of Gurdas Singh of Chattah in Punjab, she was married to Sahib Singh, the ruler of Patiala, in 1792, and …
Rudolf Diesel Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), German engineer, born in Paris, who invented the diesel engine. Such engines burn heavy oil mixed with air that is heated to the ignition …
Denis Diderot Denis Diderot (1713-84), French philosopher, who with Voltaire helped to create the Enlightenment, the Trench movement that attempted to replace orthodox views with scientific enquiry. His first …
Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson (1830-86), US poet. The daughter of a lawyer, she spent most of her life in seclusion with her Calvinist family in Amherst, Massachusetts. She wrote …
Charles Dickens Charles Dickens (1812-70), British novelist. After his father was imprisoned for debt, the 12-year-Old Dickens worked for a time in a blacking factory. He worked tremendously hard …
