Tag: Biography
John Dryden John Dryden (1631-1700), English poet, dramatist, and critic. His works for the stage include both comic dramas and heroic tragedies such as All for Love (1677). In …
Alfred Dreyfus Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French army officer of Jewish birth. Found guilty in 1894 of espionage for Germany, he was condemned to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island. The …
Francis Drake Francis Drake (1540-96), English admiral, the first Briton to sail round the world. After making his name and his fortune in battles against the Spanish, he voyaged …
Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scottish novelist and creator of Sherlock Holmes, the detective whose powers of deduction enabled him to solve the most complicated crimes. The …
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-81), Russian novelist. At 16 he entered military engineering school, but later re-signed his commission in order to write. Poor Folk (1846) was a minor …
John Donne John Donne (1572-1631), English metaphysical poet. He was barred from certain employments because he was brought up a Catholic. After a reckless youth he served with the …
Donatello Donatello, full name Donato di Niccolo (1386-1466). Italian sculptor. He trained in Florence, where he became a leader of the new Renaissance style and the most influential artist …
Saint Dominic Saint Dominic (1170-1221), Spanish founder of the Dominican order of preaching friars. He began preaching to heretics in France in 1203, having been sent there on a …
