Tag: Biography
Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney, (1939- ). Irish poet and critic. The son of farmers in Northern Ireland, he was educated in Belfast and began to publish in the …
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 …
William Caxton William Caxton (1422-91), the first English printer. Originally a merchant, Caxton learned the art of printing in Cologne in 1470-72. He set up his first printing press …
Friedrich August von Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek, (1899-1992). British economist, born in Austria. After graduating from the University of Vienna in 1921, Hayek carried out economic research …
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-61). Italian ‘statesman, born into an old aristocratic family of Piedmont. As a young man he travelled widely in …
Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking, (1942- ). British theoretical physicist. Since graduating from Oxford University in the mid 1960s he has held a variety of posts at Cambridge, including …
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. …
Edith Cavell Edith Cavell (1865-1915), British nurse and wartime heroine. During World War I she ran a nursing institute in Brussels that served as a refuge for over 200 …
