Category: Biography
St Luke St Luke, (fl. 1st century AD). Author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. A doctor, he accompanied St Paul on part of his …
Lucretius Lucretius, full name Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 94-55 BC). Roman poet. In his poem On the Nature of Things he puts forward the materialist philosophy of Epicurus, arguing …
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). A wound sustained in 1521 ended his military career and he …
Robert Lowell Robert Lowell, (1917-77). US poet. The son of a distinguished New England family, Lowell studied at Harvard and Kenyon College, Ohio. In 1940 he converted to Roman …
Joe Louis Joe Louis, full name Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-81). US boxer. World heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, a record reign, he earned the nickname ‘The Brown Bomber’ …
Louis XVI Louis XVI (1754-93). King of France from 1774. He married Marie Antoinette in 1770 and succeeded to the throne when France was virtually bankrupt. Dominated by his …
Louis XIV Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France from 1643, known as the Sun King for the glorious nature of his rule. The’ son of Louis XIII and Anne …
Louis IX of France Louis IX of France (1214-70). King of France. He became king at the age of 12 under the regency of his mother, ‘Blanche of Castile. …
