Category: Biography
Frederic Chopin Frederic Chopin (1810-49), Polish composer and pianist. A child prodigy, he studied the piano and com-position at the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1831 he settled in France, where …
Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky (1928), US linguist and political writer. He became professor of modern languages and linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1961) and visited Britain to …
Jacques Chirac Jacques Chirac (1932), French politician served as President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was born in Paris and educated …
Chiang Kai-Shek Chiang Kai-Shek (1887-1975), Chinese soldier and statesman. He became active in the revolutions of 1911 that established the Chinese republic. As military leader of the republic he …
G. K. Chesterton G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), British novelist and essayist, who became a Roman Catholic in 1922. His best-known works include the anti-imperialist novel The Napoleon of Notting …
Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian dramatist and short-story writer. The son of a grocer, Chekhov helped to support his family by publishing humorous articles while studying medicine in …
Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), English poet. He came from a fairly prosperous family and held various government offices, including a post in the customs office. He is best …
Charles Edward Stuart Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie (1720-88). The ‘Young Pretender’ to the throne of England and Scotland, grandson of James II of England. In …
