Category: Biography
Feodor Chaliapin Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), Russian operatic bass. Born into a peasant family, he joined a church choir and studied singing. He later became a member of a Moscow …
Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), French post impressionist painter. He was to have followed his father’s profession of banking but became interested in painting and went to Paris in …
Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet, and dramatist, creator of Don Quixote. He served as a soldier in Italy and lost the use of his …
Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71), Florentine goldsmith, engraver, and sculptor. His Autobiography (1558-62) de-scribes his tumultuous career. He was expelled from Florence in 1523 for brawling, and later from …
Sir Edward Heath Sir Edward Heath, (1916- ). British Conservative politician; prime minister (1970-74). He served as Lord Privy Seal (1960-63) and president of the Board of Trade (1963-64) …
Nicolae Ceausescu Nicolae Ceausescu (1918-89), Romanian dictator. The son of a peasant, he worked in factories from the age of 11 and joined an illegal communist movement. He was …
Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney, (1939- ). Irish poet and critic. The son of farmers in Northern Ireland, he was educated in Belfast and began to publish in the …
William Hazlitt William Hazlitt, (1778-1830). British essayist. He gave up his early intention to become a Unitarian minister like his father, and instead studied painting. Later he turned …
