Category: Biography
Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant, (1724-1804). German philosopher. As a young man poverty prevented him from following an academic career; he worked as a private tutor for nine years before …
Franz Kafka Franz Kafka, (1883-1924). Austrian-Jewish novelist and short-story writer. A native of Prague, he worked as an insurance clerk while writing in his spare time. His novels, which …
Justinian Justinian, full name Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus (483-565 AD). Byzantine emperor from 527, whose codification of Roman law has influenced all subsequent legal systems. His building achievements included …
Carl Jung Carl Jung, (1875-1961). Swiss psychologist. Having initially collaborated with Freud, Jung soon developed his own ideas, disagreeing with Freud’s emphasis on the sexual origins of mental disorders. …
James Joyce James Joyce (1882-1941). Irish novelist. After a Jesuit education he left Ireland in 1904 and never returned there to live. He travelled with Nora Barnacle but did …
Josephine Josephine (1763-1814). French empress, born Marie Josephe-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique. Widow of the vicomte de Beauharnais, she married Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796 and became empress …
Joseph II Joseph II (1741-90). Holy Roman Emperor. He succeeded his father Francis I in 1765, but gained real power only after the death of his mother, Maria Theresa, …
Michael Jordan Michael Jordan, (1963- ). US basketball player, usually considered the greatest in the history of his sport. A Black, Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York. Although …
