Category: Biography
Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conqueror of Mexico. He settled as a farmer in Santo Domingo in 1504. Sent to explore Mexico in 1519, he marched in-land, using …
Antonio da Correggio Antonio da Correggio (1494-1534), Italian Renaissance painter, born Antonio Allegri and named after his birthplace, Correggio, near Parma. He is famous for his soft voluptuous style …
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875), French painter. He worked as a linen draper before turning to painting at the age of 26; his works received little acclaim until about …
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (1939), US film director, writer, and producer. Born to Italian parents in Detroit, Coppola began his film career working on low-budget horror movies. …
Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (1900-90), US composer, pianist, and conductor. Born in New York to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Copland learned the piano from his sister. He later studied in Paris …
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. His theory that the earth revolves on its axis and that the sun, not the earth, is the centre of the planetary …
James Cook James Cook (1728-79), British navigator and explorer. In 1768 he captained the endeavour on an expedition to the Pacific, during which he sailed round New Zealand and …
Constantine the Great Constantine the Great (AD 280-337), Roman emperor, who established Christianity as the official imperial religion. He succeeded his father, Constantius Chlorus, as emperor of the West …
