Category: Biography
St Matthew St Matthew, (fl.1st century AD). New Testament figure, traditionally believed to be the author of the first Gospel. A tax collector by profession, he was among Christ’s …
Henri Matisse Henri Matisse, (1869-1954). French artist, a leading member of the Fauves, a group of painters active from 1905 to 1908. Their style, called Fauvism, distorted or simplified …
Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87). Queen of Scotland. She succeeded her father, James V of Scotland, when only a week old and was brought up …
Mary I Mary I, known as Mary Tudor (1516-58). Queen of England from 1553, the first woman to rule England in her own right. She was the eldest daughter …
Marx Brothers Marx Brothers, A family of US film comedians. The three principal members of the team were Groucho, born Julius Marx (1890-1977); Harpo, born Adolph Marx (1888-1964); and …
Karl Marx Karl Marx, (1818-83). German political theorist and economist, the founder of Marxism. He was a member of a left-wing movement in Berlin and in 1843 moved to …
Andrew Marvell Andrew Marvell, (1621-78). English poet. In his time he was best known as a political writer and pamphleteer, most of his poems being published after his death. …
Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe, (1564-93). English dramatist. The son of a shoemaker, he was educated at Cambridge and from then until his death was employed as a government spy. …
