Tag: Biography
Charles De Gaulle Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French soldier and statesman. In World War I he was severely wounded and became a prisoner of war. During World War II …
Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (1834-1917), French impressionist painter and sculptor, born Edgar de Gas. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris and his early paintings, such …
Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660-1731). British novelist and journalist, the son of a London butcher. In 1703 he published a political satire that led to his imprisonment for 15 …
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer. He studied piano and composition at the Paris Conservatoire and won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1884. His style of composition …
James Dean James Dean, stage name of James Byron (1931-55). US actor, whose moody performances and early death have made him a lasting symbol of youthful rebel-lion. Dean studied …
Humphry Davy Humphry Davy (1778-1829), British chemist. In 1802 he became professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution in London. As the result of experiments in electrolysis he discovered the …
Miles Davis Miles Davis (1926-91). US jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. Born into a middle-class Black family, he studied music at the Juilliard school in New York. He began …
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin (1809-82), British naturalist. At university Darwin studied first medicine and then theology, but he abandoned both to pursue his consuming interest — natural history. In …
