Category: Biography
Robert Edward Lee Robert Edward Lee (1807-70) US general. He fought in the Mexican War (1846-48) before commanding the Confederate Army of North Virginia in the US Civil War …
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier, original name Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (1887-1965). Swiss-born French architect. He began his career as an engraver and painter but later grew interested in the design problems …
Sir David Lean Sir David Lean, (1908-91). British film director and screenwriter. Having begun his career as a studio tea boy, Lean later became a respected film editor. During …
T.E. Lawrence Lawrence, T(homas) E(dward), known as Lawrence of Arabia (1888-1935). British soldier, writer, and scholar. After studying history at Oxford, he worked in Syria on archaeological excavations for …
David Herbert Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930). British novelist, poet, and dramatist. The son of a coal-miner, Lawrence was born and educated in Nottinghamshire, the setting of many of …
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, (1743-94). French chemist. He investigated the phenomenon of burning and showed that it did not involve the release of phlogiston, a hypothetical substance, …
Rod Laver Rod Laver, (1938- ). Australian tennis player. He won the Wimbledon men’s singles four times and became the only player to win the Grand Slam (the Australian …
Stan Laurel Stan Laurel, (1890-1965) and Hardy, Oliver (1892-1957). US actors, partners in some of the best-known film comedies ever made. Laurel, the thin member of the pair, was …
