Category: Biography
Sir John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais, (1829-96). British painter. His artistic talent developed early and at nine he won a silver medal from the London Society of …
John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill, (1806-73). Scottish philosopher and economist. The son of the economist James Mill, he is said to have been a child prodigy, reading Greek …
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, (1886-1969). US architect, born in Germany. With his friends Gropius and Le Corbusier, he is considered one of the …
Michelangelo Michelangelo, full name Michelagniolo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564). Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. One of the supreme geniuses of the Italian Renaissance, he grew up in …
Prince Clemens Metternich Prince Clemens Metternich, (1773-1859). Austrian statesman. Through his marriage to the granddaughter of the state chancellor Kaunitz (1795), Metternich was assured a high position at court. …
Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, (1916— ). British violinist, born in the US. A child prodigy, he made his first concert appearance with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at the …
Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn, full name Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-47). German composer. By the age of 15 he had already written symphonies, operas, and numerous other pieces. His …
Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, (1834-1907). Russian chemist. His most important work was done on the classification of the elements into the periodic table. Elements were listed in …
