Category: Biography
John Constable John Constable (1776-1837), British painter, the son of a miller. He studied at the Royal Academy schools and first exhibited at the Academy in 1802. His works …
Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), British novelist, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in Poland. An orphan, he served as a sailor in merchant ships from the age of 17, …
William Congreve William Congreve (1670-1729). English dramatist of the Restoration era, brought up in Ireland. He wrote several highly successful comedies, including the satirical Love for Love (1695). After …
Confucius Confucius, Chinese name Kung-Fu-Tzu (551-479). Chinese philosopher, whose doctrine of enlightened responsible rule has influenced government’s through-out the Far East. He taught that only concern for humanity, talent, …
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Italian explorer, popularly regarded as the discoverer of America. He maintained that the earth was round and that Asia could be reached by sailing …
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), British poet and critic. After various unsuccessful enterprises, he met William Wordsworth in 1795 and together they published Lyrical Ballads (1798). This …
Jean Cocteau Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), French poet, writer, painter, and dramatist, who also wrote and directed several films and he was involved in many modern movements in the arts …
Robert Clive Robert Clive (1725-74), British soldier and founder of the British Empire in India. Initially a clerk with the East India Company in Madras (1744), he showed brilliant …
