Tag: Biography
Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman (1918), Swedish stage and film director, writer, and producer. He became internationally known for his films, over which he had complete control. They are noted …
Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), British philosopher. His philosophical writings promote the Utilitarian doctrine, which defines good conduct as that which produces “the greatest happiness of the greatest number”. …
David Ben Gurion David Ben Gurion (1886-1973), First prime minister of Israel. Born in Poland, he emigrated to Palestine in 1906. Expelled by the Turks in 1915, he later …
St. Benedict of Nursia St. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-550 AD). Italian monk, founder of monasticism in the West. After living as a hermit and founding several monasteries, he …
Saul Bellow Saul Bellow(1915), US novelist, born in Quebec, Canada. The son of poor Russian Jewish immigrants, Bellow published his first novel, Dangling Man; in 1944 His reputation as …
Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), Catholic writer of Anglo-French parentage, who became a British citizen in 1902. He was a great friend of G. K. Chesterton and together they …
Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516), Venetian painter. He came from an artistic family, his father Jacopo and his elder brother Gentile both being accomplished painters. Giovanni painted many devotional …
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish inventor. A teacher of elocution and speech correction, Bell went to live in Canada in 1870. He developed a method of …
