Tag: Biography
Sir Noel Coward Sir Noel Coward (1899-1973), British actor, playwright, and composer. Having appeared in his first play at the age of 12, he became famous as a playwright …
Charles Augustin de Coulomb Charles Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806), French scientist. Coulomb investigated electrical and magnetic attraction by means of the torsion balance, which he invented. He formulated Coulomb’s …
Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conqueror of Mexico. He settled as a farmer in Santo Domingo in 1504. Sent to explore Mexico in 1519, he marched in-land, using …
Antonio da Correggio Antonio da Correggio (1494-1534), Italian Renaissance painter, born Antonio Allegri and named after his birthplace, Correggio, near Parma. He is famous for his soft voluptuous style …
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875), French painter. He worked as a linen draper before turning to painting at the age of 26; his works received little acclaim until about …
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (1939), US film director, writer, and producer. Born to Italian parents in Detroit, Coppola began his film career working on low-budget horror movies. …
Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (1900-90), US composer, pianist, and conductor. Born in New York to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Copland learned the piano from his sister. He later studied in Paris …
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. His theory that the earth revolves on its axis and that the sun, not the earth, is the centre of the planetary …
