Category: Biography
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (1712-78). Swiss philosopher and novelist. He was apprenticed to an engraver at the age of 13 but ran away in 1728 because of ill-treatment. He …
Meyer Amschel Rothschild Meyer Amschel Rothschild, (1744-1812). German financier of Jewish origin. He became financial adviser to the ruler of Hesse in 1801 and during the Napoleonic Wars built …
Marc Rothko Marc Rothko, , original name Marcus Rothkovitch (1903-70). US abstract painter, born in Russia. Rothko emigrated to the US with his family when he was ten years …
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, (1927— ). Russian-born cellist. Rostropovich was taught the cello by his father and studied at the Moscow Conservatoire, where in 1957 he became …
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, (1792-1868). Italian composer. Rossini was born into a musical family and studied in Bologna. His first operatic success was Tancredi. (1813); amongst the …
Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti, (1828-82). British painter and poet of Italian descent. In 1848, with Holman Hunt and Millais, he formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, whose object was …
Roberto Rossellini Roberto Rossellini, (1906-77)., Italian film director. Born in Rome, the son of an architect, Rossellini began his career as a director of documentary shorts. His first feature …
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919). US statesman; 26th president of the US (1901-09). Although a sickly youth). Roosevelt showed an early love of adventure and physical activity. As a …
