Category: Biography
Hannibal Hannibal (247-c. 183 BO. Carthaginian general. After the death of his brother-in-law Hasdrubal, Hannibal was made commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian army at 26. During the second Punic War …
George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel, (1685-1759). German composer and musician, who spent most of his working life in Britain. After studying in Halle he produced his early operas …
Enrico Caruso Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Italian operatic tenor, one of the earliest recording artists. After successes in Italy and Russia he made his London debut in 1902 at Covent …
Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein II, (1895-1960). US librettist. The grandson of the impresario Oscar Hammerstein, he worked with the composer Rudolf Friml on Rose Marie (1924) and …
Frans Hals Frans Hals, (1581-1666). Dutch painter of Flemish descent. One of the greatest 17th-century portrait painters, he studied with Van Mander in Haarlem, where he spent most …
Edmund Halley Edmund Halley, (1656-1742). English astronomer. Halley’s first important work was a star catalogue of the Southern Hemisphere. In 1684 he met Newton and encouraged him to …
Haile Selassie Haile Selassie , former name Ras Tafari Makonnen (1891-1975). Emperor of Ethiopia, who succeeded the empress Zauditu on her death in 1930. He heroically led the …
Douglas Haig Douglas Haig, (1861-1928). British field marshal. The son of a -landed Scottish family, Haig trained at Sandhurst and served in the Sudan, South Africa, and India. During …
