Tag: Biography
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, (1840-93). Russian composer: He became a professor at the Moscow Conservatoire in 1866. For many years he corresponded with Nadezhda von Meck, a …
Taylor Taylor, who had acted in films since the age of 10 arrived in Hollywood as a child evacuee during World War II. By the age of 16, she …
Jacques Tati Jacques Tati, original name Jacques Tatischeff (1908-82). French film actor and director. A former music-hall star, he later wrote, directed, and acted in several comic films based …
Torquato Tasso Torquato Tasso, (1544-95). Italian Renaissance poet. From the 1560s onwards he wrote epic, lyric, and pastoral poetry mainly under the patronage of the Este family. Gerusalemme liberata, …
Abel Janszoon Tasman Abel Janszoon Tasman, (c. 1603-59). Dutch explorer and navigator. In the service of the Dutch East India Company he led an expedition to explore Australia (1642-43). …
Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino, (1963— ). US film director and screenwriter, whose films are known for their violence and quirky black humour. Tarantino was raised in California and developed …
Tamerlane Tamerlane (1335-1405). Mongol conqueror, also known as Timur Leng. A direct descendant of Genghis Khan. he established himself as a ruler of Turkestan and made Samarkand his capital. …
Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de (1754-1838). French statesman and diplomat. As his club foot prevented him from following the family tradition of entering the army, he …
