Tag: Biography
Charlie Parker Charlie Parker, (1920-55). US jazz saxophonist, band-leader, and composer, nicknamed Bird. Charlie Parker left school at 14 to immerse himself in the emerging Kansas i City jazz …
Mungo Park Mungo Park, (1771-1806). Scottish explorer. In 1795 he sailed to Gambia and travelled inland to explore the course of the Niger. On returning to Britain he described …
Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst, (1858-1928). British suffragette. She became concerned about women’s rights and worked with her husband, the lawyer Richard Marsden Pankhurst, for the Married Women’s Property Act. …
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865). British statesman; foreign secretary (1830-34, 1835-41, 1846-51) and prime minister (1855-58, 1859-65). Although he entered parliament …
Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer, (1929- ). US golfer. He won many championships, including the US amateur and Open, the Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), and the British Open (1961, …
Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio, (1508-80). Italian architect. Influenced by written descriptions of ancient Roman architecture, Palladio emphasized classical proportion and balance in his buildings. He designed many villas and …
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, (1525-94). Italian composer of sacred music. He was born in the town of Palestrina, near Rome, and became organist and choir-master …
Tom Paine Tom Paine, (1737-1809). US political philosopher and ‘writer. Born into a Quaker family in Thetford, Nor-folk, Paine initially followed his father’s trade of corset maker. In 1774 …
