Tag: Biography
Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger, (1923- ). US politician, born in Germany of Jewish parents. He emigrated to the US with his family in 1938 to escape the Nazi persecution …
Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling, (1865-1936). British poet and writer, author of The Jungle Books (1894-95) and Just So Stories (1902) for children and numerous short stories. Kipling was born …
Charles Kingsley Charles Kingsley, (1819-75). British novelist and poet. At Cambridge he joined the Christian Socialist movement, for whom he wrote essays and pamphlets; his early novels were also …
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King, (1929-68). US Baptist minister and leader of the Black civil rights movement. He took a PhD in theology before becoming a pastor in …
Billie Jean King Billie Jean King, (1943— ). US tennis player, winner of a record 20 Wimbledon titles, including six in the singles. She also won the Australian (1968), …
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev, (1894-1971). Russian statesman. Born into a Ukrainian peasant family, he joined the Communist party in 1918. He became a member of the Politburo …
John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, (1883-1946)’ British economist. He was a director of the Bank of England from 1941 and became governor of the International Monetary Fund shortly …
Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler, (1571-1630). German mathematician and astronomer. He became lecturer in astronomy at the University of Gratz in 1594 and two years later he joined Tycho Brahe …
