Category: Biography
Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky, (1890-1950). Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. His family was by tradition associated with dancing and he became a member of the Russian Imperial Ballet at …
Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, (1820-1910). British nurse and hospital reformer. At the age of 34, during the Crimean War, she volunteered to take a party of nurses to work …
Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche, (1844-1900). German philosopher. He was appointed a professor at Basel University in 1869 despite his lack of a doctorate. The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was …
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus, (1940- ). US golfer, who won more major championships than any other player. Between 1959 and 1986 he was US amateur champion twice, US Open …
Nicholas II Nicholas II (1868-1918). Last tsar of Russia, the son of Alexander III, whom he succeeded in 1894. He married the German Princess Alexandra (1894), a woman of …
Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton, (1642-1727). English mathematician and scientist. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton privately studied the works of the leading scientists and mathematicians of …
Paul Newman Paul Newman, (1925- ). US film actor and director. He first appeared in films in the 1950s and has played a variety of heroes and antiheroes. His …
John Henry Newman John Henry Newman, Cardinal (1801-90). British churchman. He was ordained an Anglican priest and in 1827 was appointed vicar of St Mary’s, Oxford. With other members …
