Category: Biography
Pol Pot Pol Pot (1925- ). Cambodian communist leader, whose rule (1975-79) led to the deaths of over a million people from executions, forced labour, and ill-treatment. Born into …
Marco Polo Marco Polo, (1254-1324). Venetian merchant and adventurer, who travelled extensively in Europe and, Asia, With his father and uncle he went overland through Baghdad and the Gobi …
Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock, (1912-56). US painter, the best-known exponent of abstract expressionism. Pollock was born in Wyoming and studied at the Art Students’ League in New York. His …
Plutarch Plutarch (c. 46-127 AD). Greek essayist and biographer. He travelled widely and held imperial office before finally settling down to an author’s life. Although he wrote on many …
The Elder Pliny The Elder Pliny, full name Gaius Plinius Secundus (23-79 AD). Roman author. After service as a cavalry officer, he filled several important administrative posts. Only the …
Titus Maccius Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus, (c. 250-184 BC). Roman comic dramatist. He is said to have written 130 plays, of which 21 survive. These are free translations of …
Plato Plato (429-347 BC). Greek philosopher. Disillusioned with politics, he became a fervent disciple of Socrates, who influenced his early writings. After the death of Socrates he travelled widely. …
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath, (1932-63). US poet. Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of a university professor. As an undergraduate at Smith College she ‘showed early signs …
