Tag: Biography
Sir Henry Bessemer Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-98), British metallurgist and engineer. His most famous invention was the Bessemer process for making steel (1856), in which air is forced through …
Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein (1918-90), US conductor, composer, and pianist. He became assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 1943 and had his first success later that …
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Italian sculptor and architect. He specialized in classical subjects such as Apollo and Daphne (1624), with some religious works such as The …
Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt stage name of Rosine Bernard (1844-1923), French actress. She was trained at the Paris Conservatoire and first appeared on stage in 1862 at the Comedie …
Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz (1803), French composer. He started to study medicine in Paris, but soon gave it up in favour of music. He married the Irish actress Henrietta …
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin real name Israel Saline (1888-1989), US songwriter and composer, born in Russia. Amongst his most famous songs are ‘Alexander’s Ragtime Band’, White Christmas’, and ‘Anything You …
George Berkeley George Berkeley (1685-1753), Irish philosopher, a friend of Jonathan Swift. His philosophy stresses the importance of perception, denying the reality of what cannot be observed, and states …
Laventi Pavlovich Beria Laventi Pavlovich Beria (1899-1953), Soviet politician, head of the secret police (1938-53). Born in Georgia, the son of peasants, Beria joined the Bolshevik Party in 1917 …
