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birth charts with Poseidon in LeoYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Poseidon in Leo. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. in ![]()
Biography of Lydia Welti-Escher (excerpt)
Lydia Welti-Escher, born Augusta Clementine Lydia Escher on July 10, 1858, in Zurich, and died by suicide on December 12, 1891, in Geneva, was one of the wealthiest women in 19th-century Switzerland. Her time of birth comes from her, in Lydia Welti-Escher: (1858 - 1891) ; Biographie ; Quellen, Materialien und Beiträge by Alfred-Escher-Stiftung (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 2009).
Biography of Alexine Tinne (excerpt)
Alexandrine "Alexine" Pieternella Françoise Tinne (17 October 1835 – 1 August 1869) was a Dutch explorer in Africa who was the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara.She was an early photographer. Tinne, a pioneering photographer from The Hague, worked with several renowned photographers and embarked on an African expedition in 1861.
Biography of Pol Neveux (excerpt)
Pol Neveux, born on August 25, 1865, in Reims (Marne), and died on March 26, 1939, in Garches (then in Seine-et-Oise, now in Hauts-de-Seine), was a French writer and librarian. He served as the Inspector General of the Libraries of France and was a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Biography of Rose Terry Cooke (excerpt)
Rose Terry Cooke (February 17, 1827 – July 18, 1892) was an American author and poet. Some of her earliest contributions were published in Putnam's Magazine; and the Atlantic Monthly, in which she wrote the leading story in the first number; then in the Galaxy, published in Philadelphia; and in Harper's.
Biography of Signe Hornborg (excerpt)
Signe Ida Katarina Hornborg (8 November 1862, Turku – 6 December 1916, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect.Upon her reception of her architectural diploma in 1890, she became the first official female architect in the world. A bishop's daughter, she attended the Helsinki Polytechnic Institute from the spring of 1888.
Biography of Théodore-Augustin Forcade (excerpt)
Théodore-Augustin Forcade, born in Versailles on March 2, 1816, and died in Aix-en-Provence on September 12, 1885, was a French priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. Considered a great traveler, he served as the Apostolic Vicar of Tokyo (Japan) from 1846 to 1852, then as Bishop of Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) from 1853 to 1860, Bishop of Nevers from 1860 to 1873, and finally Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1873 to 1885.
Biography of Eugène Mage (excerpt)
Eugène Abdon Mage, born July 30, 1837, in Paris, was a French naval officer and explorer who disappeared at sea off the coast of Brittany on the night of December 18-19, 1869. Joining the Naval School at 13, he embarked on extensive cruises across the Americas and the Pacific, ascending to ensign by September 1855.
Biography of John Russell (Australian painter) (excerpt)
John Peter Russell (16 June 1858 – 30 April 1930) was an Australian impressionist painter. Born and raised in Sydney, Russell moved to Europe in his late teenage years to attend art school.There, he befriended fellow pupil Vincent van Gogh and, in 1886, painted the first oil portrait of the artist, now held at the Van Gogh Museum.
Biography of Paul Cabet (excerpt)
Jean-Baptiste Paul Cabet (1 February 1815, Nuits, Yonne – 1876, Paris), was a French sculptor. He was the pupil of François Rude, his stepfather. Having achieved his own fame, he was the author of the statue known under the name of Résistance as a witness to the heroic fightings in Dijon during the 1870 war and other statues located in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Biography of Walerian Kalinka (excerpt)
Walerian Kalinka, sometimes Valerian Kalinka, a Polish priest and historian, was born in Kraków in 1826. His time of birth comes from the biography "Valerian Kalinka: life and activity" by Jerzy Mrówczyński (1972). He fled Poland in 1846 due to political involvement in the Krakow Uprising and founded the Polish branch of the Resurrectionist Order.
Biography of Elizabeth Drew Stoddard (excerpt)
Elizabeth Drew Stoddard (May 6, 1823 – August 1, 1902) was an American poet and novelist. Soon after her marriage to Richard Henry Stoddard, the author, she began to publish poems in all the leading magazines, and thereafter, she was a frequent contributor.
Biography of Domingo de Orueta y Duarte (excerpt)
Domingo de Orueta y Duarte, born January 21, 1862 in Málaga and died January 16, 1926 in Madrid, was a renowned Spanish geologist and scientist. Orphaned at a young age, he nonetheless pursued his studies with excellence, obtaining a degree in chemistry in Málaga and furthering his education in England.
Biography of Alexandre Promio (excerpt)
Jean Alexandre Louis Promio (9 July 1868 – 24 December 1926) was a French film photographer and director. He is mentioned as a pioneer in film and was the director for Sweden's first Newsreel. The newsreel was shown for King Oscar II:s arrival at the General Art and Industrial Exposition on 15 May 1897.
Biography of Antonio Susillo (excerpt)
Antonio Susillo Fernández, born April 16, 1855 in Seville, was a renowned Spanish sculptor of the late 19th century. Educated at the Fine Arts School in Paris and in Rome, he won numerous awards, including medals at the Paris Universal Expositions.
Biography of Berthe Weill (excerpt)
Berthe Weill (Paris 1865 – 1951): 11 was a French art dealer who played a vital role in the creation of the market for twentieth-century art with the manifestation of the Parisian Avant-Garde. Although she is much less known than her well-established competitors like Ambroise Vollard, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Paul Rosenberg, she may be credited with producing the first sales in Paris for Pablo Picasso: 26 and Henri Matisse: 26 and with providing Amedeo Modigliani with the only solo exhibition in his lifetime (see poster advertising the exhibition).
Biography of Eliza Farnham (excerpt)
Eliza Farnham (November 17, 1815 – December 15, 1864) was a 19th-century American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform. She was born in Rensselaerville, New York.She moved to Illinois in 1835, and there married Thomas J.Farnham in 1836, but returned to New York in 1841.
Biography of Émilie de Villeneuve (excerpt)
Jeanne-Émilie de Villeneuve, best known as Émilie de Villeneuve (9 March 1811 – 2 October 1854), was a French Catholic nun and the founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres. After she died her cause of canonization was opened.
Biography of Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860) (excerpt)
Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (German: Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana; 28 May 1860 – 7 February 1881) was the Duchess of Braganza and wife of Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza. Life Elisabeth was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Braganza, and titular Queen consort of Portugal through her marriage to Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.
Biography of Sarmiza Bilcescu (excerpt)
Sarmiza or Sarmisegetuza or Sarmisa Bilcescu (later Bilcescu-Alimănişteanu; 27 April 1867 – 26 August 1935) was a Romanian lawyer, the first woman ever to study law and a PhD in law from the Faculty of Law of Paris (University of Paris), and the first one in her country to practice law.
Biography of Cura Santa Cruz (excerpt)
Manuel Ignacio Santa Cruz Loidi (1842–1926) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest. For some 35 years he served on apostolic mission in Colombia, where he was heading a parish in rural interior of the Pasto province; for some 15 years he held also various minor posts in Jamaica.
Biography of Adolf Olland (excerpt)
Adolf Georg Olland (13 April 1867 – 22 July 1933) was the leading Dutch chess master in the time before Max Euwe. Born in Utrecht, he was a medical doctor. Olland took 3rd at Amsterdam 1887 (Dirk van Foreest won); shared 1st at Amsterdam 1889 (Hauptturnier); took 2nd, behind Rudolf Loman, at Utrecht 1891; took 5th at Groningen 1893 (Loman won); took 2nd, behind Loman, at Rotterdam 1894; shared 1st at Arnheim 1895; took 2nd at Amsterdam 1899 behind Henry Ernest Atkins; took 2nd, behind Rudolf Swiderski, at Munich 1900 (12th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier).
Biography of Apollon (strongman) (excerpt)
Louis Uni, known as "Apollon," born February 21, 1862, in Marsillargues and died October 19, 1928, in Évreux, was a giant standing 1.90 m tall and weighing 120 kg, known as the first "world strength champion." At 16, he joined an Italian circus before debuting at the Folies Bergère in 1887 with impressive performances.
Biography of Auguste Mercier (excerpt)
Auguste Mercier (born in Arras on December 8, 1833 and died in Paris on March 3, 1921) was a French general and polytechnician, Minister of War at the time of the Dreyfus Affair. In the summer of 1894, General Mercier, upon learning of the intercepted "Bordereau," saw a political opportunity in convicting the culprit, aiming to gain favor and control the far-right press.
Biography of Albert Mérat (excerpt)
Albert Mérat (March 23, 1840 - January 16, 1909) was a French poet.Born into a family of lawyers, he initially studied law before working at the Seine prefecture, where he met Paul Verlaine and Léon Valade. He co-wrote his first collection Avril, mai, juin in 1863 with Valade.
Biography of Clémentine of Orléans (excerpt)
Princess Clémentine of Orléans (French: Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde d'Orléans) (3 June 1817 – 16 February 1907), princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and duchess in Saxony, was the sixth child and youngest daughter of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, and his wife Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies.
Biography of James Paget (excerpt)
Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet FRS HFRSE (11 January 1814 – 30 December 1899) (/ˈpædʒət/, rhymes with "gadget") was an English surgeon and pathologist who is best remembered for naming Paget's disease and who is considered, together with Rudolf Virchow, as one of the founders of scientific medical pathology.
Biography of Anna Brigadere (excerpt)
Anna Brigadere (October 1, 1861 (Gregorian calendar) in Tērvete – June 25, 1933 in Tērvete) was a writer, playwright and poet from Latvia. Her first story was published in 1896.In 1897, she turned her focus exclusively to literary work, and her first book Vecā Karlīne/Old Karlīna was published.
Biography of Émile Guyou (excerpt)
Émile Guyou (Fontainebleau, December 25, 1843 - Pleumeur-Bodou, August 24, 1915) was a French naval officer and scientist.Graduating from the Naval School in 1864, he distinguished himself in naval missions in Guyana and Cochinchina. He became a professor at the Naval School, specializing in naval architecture, astronomy, and navigation.
Biography of Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (excerpt)
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (October 31, 1852 – March 13, 1930) was an American author. Biography Freeman was born in Randolph, Massachusetts on October 31, 1852, to Eleanor Lothrop and Warren Edward Wilkins, who originally baptized her "Mary Ella".Freeman's parents were orthodox Congregationalists, bestowing a very strict childhood.
Biography of Flori van Acker (excerpt)
Flori Van Acker or Florimond Marie Van Acker (16 April 1858 – 14 March 1940) was a neo-romantic, impressionist Belgian painter, engraver, stamp designer and director of the Academy of Bruges. Life Flori van Acker was born in Bruges in 1858.His father was a wool trader.
Biography of Jean-Albert Gauthier-Villars (excerpt)
Jean-Albert Gauthier-Villars, born March 31, 1828 in Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) and died February 5, 1898 in Paris, was a French engineer and editor. The son of a printer, he successfully passed the exams for the school of administration in 1848 and then took courses at the École polytechnique, from which he graduated in 1850 with the title of telegraph engineer.
Biography of Elizabeth Williams Champney (excerpt)
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Williams Champney (February 6, 1850 – October 13, 1922) was an American author of novels and juvenile literature, as well as travel writing, most of which featured foreign locations. Champney's observations and experiences during her European travels were published in Harper's Magazine, and also in The Century Magazine.
Biography of Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (excerpt)
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (15 October 1859 – 5 November 1927) was an American-born French medical doctor known for her work in neuroanatomy.She was the first female intern to work in a hospital in Paris. From a young age, Klumpke's family was supportive of her medical ambitions, going as far as to move to Paris so she and her sisters Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Julia Klumpke, and Dorothea Klumpke could follow their pursuits.
Biography of Théodore Tuffier (excerpt)
Théodore-Marin Tuffier, known as Théodore Tuffier (26 March 1857 – 27 October 1929) was a French surgeon.He was a pioneer of pulmonary and cardiovascular surgery and of spinal anaesthesia. Life He was born at Bellême in Orne in 1857 and was an intern from 1879 onwards.
Biography of Padre Cruz (excerpt)
Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz, SJ (29 July 1859 – 1 October 1948), known as Father Cruz, was a Portuguese Catholic priest celebrated for his apostolic zeal and charity. He visited prisons and hospitals, helped the poor, and ministered to many, earning a reputation for sanctity during his lifetime.
Biography of Francesco Saverio Nitti (excerpt)
Francesco Saverio Vincenzo de Paola Nitti (19 July 1868 – 20 February 1953) was an Italian economist and political figure, serving as Prime Minister of Italy from 1919 to 1920. A member of the Italian Radical Party, he opposed fascism and dictatorship throughout his career.
Biography of William Rockefeller Jr. (excerpt)
William Avery Rockefeller Jr.(May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier.Rockefeller was a co-founder of Standard Oil along with his elder brother John Davison Rockefeller.He was also a part owner of Anaconda Copper, which was the fourth-largest company in the world by the late 1920s.
Biography of Brooks Adams (excerpt)
Peter Chardon Brooks Adams (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927) was an American attorney, historian, and political scientist critical of capitalism. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, to Charles Francis Adams and Abigail Brown Brooks, he was part of a prominent family including Presidents John and John Quincy Adams.
Biography of Alfred Redl (excerpt)
Alfred Redl (14 March 1864 – 25 May 1913) was an Austro-Hungarian military officer who rose to head the Evidenzbureau, the counterintelligence wing of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was one of the leading figures of pre-World War I espionage; his term in office was marked by radical innovations and the use of advanced technology to ensnare foreign spies.
Biography of Henri Henrot (excerpt)
Henri Alfred Henrot (born in Reims on May 22, 1838 and died in Paris on February 25, 1919), brother of Alexandre Henrot, municipal councilor since 1870, was mayor of Reims from 1884 to 1896. He is the son of Jean-Baptiste Henrot (1791-1868) and Euphrosine Leclerc (1795-1873}.
Biography of Christian Wagner (writer) (excerpt)
Christian Friedrich Wagner (1835-1918) was a German writer and small-scale farmer.Born in Warmbronn, he spent his childhood and youth in humble circumstances.After his confirmation in 1849, he worked on the family farm and as a lumberjack in winter. A passionate butterfly collector and avid reader, he began writing poems in 1860.
Biography of Zofia Urbanowska (excerpt)
Zofia Urbanowska, born on May 15, 1849, in Kowalewko, died on January 1, 1939, in Konin, was a Polish publicist and writer. She was renowned for her novels "Księżniczka", "Gucio zaczarowany", and "Róża bez kolców". She contributed to several publications, including "Gazeta Polska", and was a part of the editorial board of "Przegląd Pedagogiczny".
Biography of Margaret Deland (excerpt)
Margaret Deland (born Margaretta Wade Campbell; February 23, 1857 – January 13, 1945) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. She also wrote an autobiography in two volumes. She generally is considered part of the literary realism movement. Critical response
Biography of Simon Saint-Jean (excerpt)
Simon Saint-Jean is a French painter, born in Lyon on October 14, 1808 and died in Écully on July 3, 1860. Simon Saint-Jean, born to Antoinette Potin and Jean-Marguerite Saint-Jean, a cooper, lost his father early.He joined the École de Beaux-Arts de Lyon in 1822, studying under Pierre Révoil and Augustin Alexandre Thierriat, winning top flower drawing prizes and a gold medal in 1826.
Biography of Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (excerpt)
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949) was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. He married Infanta María de la Paz of Spain and was also made an Infante of Spain.
Biography of Fernand Labori (excerpt)
Fernand-Gustave-Gaston Labori (April 18, 1860 – March 14, 1917) was a French attorney.He was born in Reims and educated at the Faculty of Law of Paris.In his professional life he defended the accused in some of the most prominent political cases of his day.
Biography of Ferdinand Carré (excerpt)
Ferdinand Philippe Edouard Carré was a French engineer, born in Moislains, in the Somme department, on March 10, 1824, and died on January 11, 1900, in Pommeuse in the Seine-et-Marne department. He became known for inventing refrigeration devices designed to produce ice for breweries.
Biography of Carl Offterdinger (excerpt)
Carl Offterdinger (January 8, 1829 in Stuttgart – January 12, 1889 in Stuttgart) was a German figure and genre painter and illustrator. Book illustrations Offterdinger was a student of Heinrich von Rustige. In the second half of the 19th century, Offterdinger illustrated numerous children's books, fairy tales, adventure stories, and broadsheets.
Biography of Ernest Hamy (excerpt)
Ernest-Théodore Hamy (22 June 1842, Boulogne-sur-Mer – 18 November 1908, Paris) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist. He studied medicine in Paris, earning his doctorate in 1868.Afterwards, he served as a préparateur under Paul Broca in the laboratory of anthropology at the Ecole pratique des hautes études.
Biography of James Pryde (excerpt)
James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941) was a British artist. A number of his paintings are in public collections, but there have been few exhibitions of his work. He is principally remembered as one of the Beggarstaffs, his artistic partnership with William Nicholson, and for the poster designs and other graphic work they made between 1893 and 1899, which influenced graphic design for many years. |
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