Category: Biography
Sir Michael Tippett Sir Michael Tippett, (1905- ). British composer. Tippett was imprisoned for three months during World War II for his pacifist convictions. A graduate of the Royal …
Tintoretto Tintoretto (1518-94). Venetian painter, born Jacopo Robusti. His nickname `Tintoretto’ derived from his father’s occupation of dyer (tintore). Tintoretto spent most of his life in Venice, where he …
Tiberius Tiberius, full name Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus (42 Bc-37 AD). Roman emperor. As the stepson of Augustus, he soon obtained command in the army and had a …
Thucydides Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC). Greek historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War (431-404), an account of the war between Athens and Sparta, is the first documented …
Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe, full name James Francis Thorpe (1888-1953). US athlete and American football player. Of Native American descent, Thorpe attended the Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, …
Sir Joseph John Thomson Sir Joseph John Thomson, (1856-1940). British physicist. Thomson won a scholarship to Cambridge in 1876 and was associated with the university for the rest of …
Thomas a Kempis Thomas a Kempis, real name Thomas Hammerken von Kempen (c. 1380-1471). German theologian. He spent most of his life in an Augustinian monastery, where he wrote …
Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas, (1914-53). Welsh poet. He began to publish poetry at the age of 20 and later worked for the BBC as a scriptwriter. His exuberant rhetorical …
