Tag: Biography
George VI George VI (1895-1952), King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (now the Queen Mother) in 1923, their two children being Elizabeth (Queen …
George V George V (1865-1936) King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The second son of Edward VII, he served in the navy until the death of his brother …
George IV of the United Kingdom George IV of the United Kingdom (1762-1830), King of Great Britain and Ire-land; previously prince regent (1811-20) during the in-sanity of his father …
George III George III (1738-1820), King of Great Britain and Ire-land. Having succeeded his grandfather George II in 1760, he married Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz the following year. He was …
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan, meaning universal ruler, given to Temujin (1162-1227). As leader of the Mongol nomads of central Asia, he showed great skill in the organization and leadership …
Jean Genet Jean Genet (1910-86), French novelist and playwright. The unwanted son of a prostitute, he fell into a life of petty crime and spent much of his youth …
Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig, full name Henry Louis Gehrig (1903-41). US baseball player, one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game. He attended Columbia University before …
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), French chemist and physicist. In 1802 he demonstrated that all gases expand by the same fraction of their volume for the same …
