Tag: Biography
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel, nickname of Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (1883-1971). French dress designer. In the 1920s she made her name by glamorizing workers’ clothes and school uniforms and introducing …
Joseph Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), British statesman. Having made his fortune from his Birmingham screw-making business, he was able to retire at 38 and devote himself to politics. As …
Feodor Chaliapin Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), Russian operatic bass. Born into a peasant family, he joined a church choir and studied singing. He later became a member of a Moscow …
Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), French post impressionist painter. He was to have followed his father’s profession of banking but became interested in painting and went to Paris in …
Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet, and dramatist, creator of Don Quixote. He served as a soldier in Italy and lost the use of his …
Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71), Florentine goldsmith, engraver, and sculptor. His Autobiography (1558-62) de-scribes his tumultuous career. He was expelled from Florence in 1523 for brawling, and later from …
Sir Edward Heath Sir Edward Heath, (1916- ). British Conservative politician; prime minister (1970-74). He served as Lord Privy Seal (1960-63) and president of the Board of Trade (1963-64) …
Nicolae Ceausescu Nicolae Ceausescu (1918-89), Romanian dictator. The son of a peasant, he worked in factories from the age of 11 and joined an illegal communist movement. He was …
