Category: Biography
Sachidevi Sachidevi, 1485, Vaishnava devotee, mother of Sri Chaitanya. She was the daughter of Nilambar Chakravarti of Nadia and was married to Jaggannath Mishra, a Brahmin of humble means. …
William Hazlitt William Hazlitt (1778-1830), British essayist. He gave up his early intention to become a Unitarian minister like his father, and instead studied painting. Later he turned to …
Friedrich Hayek Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992), British economist, born in Austria. After graduating from the University of Vienna in 1921, Hayek carried out economic research for the Austrian government From …
Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking (1942), British theoretical physicist. Since graduating from Oxford University in the mid 1960’s he has held a variety of posts at Cambridge, including Lucasian professor …
Vaclav Havel Vaclav Havel (1936), Czech statesman, playwright, and essayist. Having been prevented from studying drama because of his anti-communist background, Havel began his career as a stagehand. By …
Warren Hastings Warren Hastings (1732-1818), First British governor-general of India. Hastings went to India at the age of 17 and quickly rose in importance. In 1772 he became governor …
William Harvey William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician. Harvey was educated at Cambridge and Padua, where he was taught by Gaius Fabricius Luscinus and influenced by Galileo. He returned to …
Nell Gwyn Nell Gwyn, full name Eleanor Gwyn (1651-87). English actress. As a child she sold oranges to the theatre-goers at Drury Lane Theatre, making her first appearance on …
