Category: Biography
Charles Lindbergh Charles Lindbergh, (1902-74). US aviator. He became an airmail pilot in 1926 and the following year made the first solo transatlantic flight (from New York’ to Paris) …
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, (1809-65). US statesman; 16th president of the US. Born in a log cabin in Kentucky, he was entirely self-educated. After working as a lawyer, he …
Claude Levi-Strauss Claude Levi-Strauss, (1908- ). French anthropolist a pioneer of the intellectual approach known as structuralism. After his studies at the Sorbonne he taught sociology in Sao Paolo, …
Ferdinand de Lesseps Ferdinand de Lesseps, (1805-94). French diplomat and engineer, who promoted the building of the Suez and Panama Canals. He served as a consul in various foreign …
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Italian artist, scientist, and engineer. He trained as a painter in Florence and his few surviving works include the Mona Lisa (now …
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin, original name Vladimir Ulyanov (1870-1924). Russian revolutionary and Marxist theoretician. His eldest brother was hanged (1887) for an assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander III. Banished …
Gottfried Leibniz Gottfried Leibniz, (1646-1716). German philosopher and mathematician. Having qualified as a lawyer in 1666, he entered the court of the elector of Mainz and worked on political …
Lee Kwan Yu Lee Kwan Yu (1923- ). Singaporean statesman; prime minister (1959-90). The son of wealthy Chinese parents, Lee studied law at Cambridge University before returning to Singapore, …
