Category: Biography
Maria Callas Maria Callas (1923-77), US opera singer of Greek de-scent, born Maria Kalogeropoulos in New York. A coloratura soprano, she studied singing at the Athens Conservatoire and first …
James Callaghan James Callaghan (1912-2005), British politician. Before World War II he was a tax officer in the Civil Service; he first entered politics as Labour MP for South …
Caligula Caligula (12-41.AD), Roman emperor. The son of Gerinanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder, he succeeded the emperor Tiberius in 37. Although initially popular, he soon became hated for …
Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC), Roman general and statesman. Born into a patrician family, Caesar secured his alliance with the popular party by marrying Cornelia in …
George Cadbury George Cadbury (1839-1922), British Quaker businessman and philanthropist. George and his brother Richard (1835-99) rescued their father’s cocoa and chocolate firm from economic collapse in 1861, and …
John Cabot John Cabot (1450-99), Italian explorer and navigator. A Venetian citizen, he went to England in 1484 to raise support for a voyage to Asia, and was finally …
Lord Byron Lord Byron (1788-1824), British poet, born George Gordon Noel. He inherited his title in 1798 when the expected heir died. After travelling in Spain, Greece, and Albania, …
William Byrd William Byrd (1543-1623), English composer. An organist at Lincoln Cathedral (1563-72), he then’ became joint organist with his teacher, Thomas Tallis, at the Chapel Royal, London. Together …
