Tag: Biography
Donald Campbell Donald Campbell (1921-67), British world speed record breaker. Having broken the world land and water speed records in a car and a boat that were both called …
John Calvin John Calvin (1509-64), French Protestant theologian and religious reformer. Having broken with the Catholic Church, he travelled to Basel in Switzerland. There in 1536 he completed his …
Maria Callas Maria Callas (1923-77), US opera singer of Greek de-scent, born Maria Kalogeropoulos in New York. A coloratura soprano, she studied singing at the Athens Conservatoire and first …
James Callaghan James Callaghan (1912-2005), British politician. Before World War II he was a tax officer in the Civil Service; he first entered politics as Labour MP for South …
Caligula Caligula (12-41.AD), Roman emperor. The son of Gerinanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder, he succeeded the emperor Tiberius in 37. Although initially popular, he soon became hated for …
Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC), Roman general and statesman. Born into a patrician family, Caesar secured his alliance with the popular party by marrying Cornelia in …
George Cadbury George Cadbury (1839-1922), British Quaker businessman and philanthropist. George and his brother Richard (1835-99) rescued their father’s cocoa and chocolate firm from economic collapse in 1861, and …
John Cabot John Cabot (1450-99), Italian explorer and navigator. A Venetian citizen, he went to England in 1484 to raise support for a voyage to Asia, and was finally …
