Category: Biography
John Wycliffe John Wycliffe, (c. 1329-84). English religious reformer. He studied at Oxford and was briefly master of Balliol College. A forerunner of the Reformation and Protestantism in England, …
Orville Wright Orville Wright, (1871-1948) and his brother Wilbur (1867-1912). US pioneers of aviation. The Wright brothers designed and built bicycles before turning to glider design. They constructed a …
Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright, (1869-1959). US architect, one of the leading architectural innovators of the 20th century. Born in Wisconsin, he studied architecture under Louis H. Sullivan …
Sir Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren, (1632-1723). English architect and scientist. He became professor of astronomy at Gresham College in London and subsequently at Ox-ford (when he was only …
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth, (1770-1850). British poet. His early life is described in the long autobiographical poem The Prelude (1850). He visited France in 1791-92 and became a supporter …
Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf, (1882-1941). British novelist, born Adeline Virginia Stephen. Her father, the critic and biographer Sir Leslie Stephen, educated her at home. After his death she became …
Sir Henry Wood Sir Henry Wood, (1869-1944). British conductor. He began his musical career as a composer but soon turned to conducting. In 1895 he inaugurated the Promenade Concerts …
Thomas Wolsey Thomas Wolsey, (c. 1473-1530). English churchman and statesman. The son of a butcher, he was educated at Oxford and progressed rapidly in the church, be-coming archbishop of …
