Category: Biography
D. W. Griffith D. W. Griffith (1875-1948), US film director, who greatly influenced the development of cinema in the 1910’s. He has been credited with developing many basic film …
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer. The son of a diplomat, he studied at Leipzig and Copenhagen, where he met the Norwegian Romantic corn-poser Rikard Nordraak. Through him, …
Pope Gregory I St Gregory I (540-604), Italian pope. In 572 he achieved the highest civilian office in Rome, that of urban prefect, but resigned two years later and …
Graham Greene Graham Greene (1904-91), British novelist and writer. A Roman Catholic convert, he travelled extensively and worked as a journalist and a film critic. He divided his work …
El Greco El Greco real name Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614). Spanish painter, sculptor, and architect, born in Crete. He worked in Venice, possibly studying under Titian, and Rome, where he …
Thomas Gray Thomas Gray (1716-71), British poet who led a quiet scholarly life, mainly at Cambridge. He is known chiefly for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751). …
Ruqayya Banu Ruqayya Banu, d. 1792, princess of Mysore. Daughter of Lala Mian, she was married to Tipu Sultan of Mysore in 1774. A brave and a courageous woman, …
Ruqaiya Begum Ruqaiya Begum, d. 1626. Mughal princess. Daughter of Humayun’s brother Hindal, she was the first wife of Akbar. She had no children, and brought up her husband’s …
