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Biography of Joseph Okinczyc (excerpt)
Joseph Okinczyc was a French surgeon, born in Villepreux (Yvelines) on February 24, 1879, and died on September 29, 1952, in Saint-Chamassy (Dordogne). He was the son of Doctor Alexandre Okinczyc. An associate professor at the Paris Faculty of Medicine and a member of the National Academy of Surgery, he was described by his colleague Jacques Mialaret as "a surgeon with unshakeable faith."
Biography of Gianni Santuccio (excerpt)
Gianni Santuccio, born Giovanni Santuccio on May 21, 1911, in Clivio and died September 29, 1989, in Milan, was an Italian actor and theater director. He debuted in 1941 at EIAR. After graduating from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1942, he worked with notable figures like Ruggeri and Ferrati, and at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
Biography of Noël Delberghe (excerpt)
Biography of Albert Chavanac (excerpt)
Albert Chavanac, born on October 19, 1909, in Saumur, and died on September 14, 1972, in Rennes, was a French politician and a Companion of the Liberation. He joined the Free French Forces in 1940, fighting notably in Syria and Libya before participating in the liberation of Italy.
Biography of Aino Ackté (excerpt)
Aino Ackté (originally Achte; 24 April 1876 – 8 August 1944) was a Finnish dramatic soprano. She was the first international star of the Finnish opera scene after Alma Fohström, and a groundbreaker for the domestic field. Aino Ackté, born in Helsinki to mezzo-soprano Emmy Achté and conductor-composer Lorenz Nikolai Achté, trained under her mother before studying at the Paris Conservatory.
Biography of Gilberto Owen (excerpt)
Gilberto Owen Estrada, born on May 13, 1904, in Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico, was a renowned poet and diplomat. He spent his early years in Toluca and moved to Mexico City in 1923, where he worked in the Secretaría de la Presidencia and became a part of the influential group Los Contemporáneos.
Biography of Eduard Kaufmann (excerpt)
Eduard Kaufmann (24 March 1860, Bonn – 15 December 1931, Göttingen) was a German physician. The disease Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome is named for him. Career Kaufmann studied in Bonn and Berlin, and earned his doctorate from the University of Bonn in 1884. He was appointed Privatdozent for anatomical pathology in Breslau three years later, and assisted at Emil Ponfick’s institute.
Biography of A.-M. Julien (excerpt)
A.-M. Julien, real name Aman-Julien Maistre, (24 July 1903 – 15 January 2001) was a French actor, singer and theatre manager. He was François Maistre's father. Life Born in Toulon (Var), Julien joined the troupe of the Copiaus founded by Jacques Copeau in the 1920s and which became the Compagnie des Quinze (1930-1932) in 1929 when it was installed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris.
Biography of André Auffray (excerpt)
André Auffray (born Alexandre Offray; 2 September 1884 – 3 November 1953) was a French racing cyclist. At the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the tandem, together with Maurice Schilles, and a bronze in the 5000 m event; he also competed in the individual sprint and in the 1,980 yard team pursuit.
Biography of Tito Guízar (excerpt)
Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino, known professionally as Tito Guízar, born on April 8, 1908, and died on December 24, 1999, was a Mexican singer and actor. He was among the few Mexicans who made a mark in the early days of Hollywood, along with Dolores del Río, Ramón Novarro, Lupe Vélez, and José Mojica.
Biography of Arthur Hoffmann (athlete) (excerpt)
Arthur ("Aute") Hoffmann (10 December 1887 – 4 April 1932) was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Danzig, and died in Hamburg, Germany. Hoffmann was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team.
Biography of Roberta Cowell (excerpt)
Roberta Elizabeth Marshall Cowell (8 avril 1918 - 11 octobre 2011) était une pilote de course britannique et pilote de chasse pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. The time of her birth is provided by her. Elle fut la première femme trans britannique connue à subir une chirurgie de confirmation de genre en 1951.
Biography of Ludwik Krzywicki (excerpt)
Ludwik Joachim Franciszek Krzywicki (1859-1941) was a Polish Marxist anthropologist, economist, and sociologist, and an early proponent of sociology in Poland. Born into an aristocratic family in Płock, he developed early interests in psychology, philosophy, and natural sciences, influenced by Darwin and others.
Biography of Ugo D'Alessio (excerpt)
Ugo D'Alessio, born Pasquale D'Alessio (Naples, 26 August 1909 – Naples, 16 February 1979), was an Italian actor. Born in Naples into a family of artists, he made his debut at the age of eight in the comedy "Un grazioso equivoco" under his uncle Giuseppe's direction.
Biography of Eduardo Arolas (excerpt)
Eduardo Arolas (February 24, 1892 – September 29, 1924) was an Argentine tango bandoneon player, leader and composer. Arolas first learned to play the guitar before learning the bandoneon which became his instrument of choice. His nickname was El Tigre del bandoneón (the tiger of the bandoneon).
Biography of Walter Ruttmann (excerpt)
Walter Ruttmann (28 December 1887 – 15 July 1941) was a German cinematographer and film director, an important German abstract experimental film maker, along with Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling and Oskar Fischinger. He is best known for directing the semi-documentary 'city symphony' silent film, with orchestral score by Edmund Meisel, in 1927, Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis.
Biography of Joe Vosmik (excerpt)
Joseph Franklin Vosmik, born April 4, 1910, was an outfielder for various Major League Baseball teams, including the Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers, playing primarily in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a key player in the Dodgers' 1941 National League Pennant win.
Biography of Óscar Esplá (excerpt)
Óscar Esplá y Triay (August 5, 1886 – January 6, 1976) was a renowned Spanish composer. The Conservatorio Superior de Música in Alicante is named in his honor, and since 1955, the city of Alicante has awarded the Óscar Esplá international prize for composition.
Biography of Teresa Andrés Zamora (excerpt)
Teresa Andrés Zamora (February 27, 1907 – July 5, 1946) was a pioneering Spanish librarian and academic. Born in Villalba de los Alcores, she studied Philosophy and Letters in Valladolid, and later pursued a doctorate in Madrid. A committed feminist, republican, and trade unionist, Andrés led the Sección de Bibliotecas de Cultura Popular and was deeply involved in education and cultural preservation.
Biography of Annot (artist) (excerpt)
Annot, born Anna Ottilie Krigar-Menzel on December 27, 1894, in Berlin, was a German painter, art teacher, art writer, and pacifist. Descending from a family of academics and artists, she pursued artistic training in Berlin and became involved in avant-garde art groups.
Biography of Midget Wolgast (excerpt)
Joseph Robert Loscalzo (July 18, 1909 (Wikipedia has an error) – October 19, 1955), known professionally as Midget Wolgast, was a world flyweight boxing champion. Wolgast turned pro in 1925 and was considered one of the fastest boxers of all time. In 1930, he defeated Black Bill for the vacant New York State Athletic Commission world flyweight title.
Biography of Knut Blom (excerpt)
Knut Blom (February 14, 1916 – February 6, 1996) was a prominent Norwegian judge who served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 until his retirement in 1986. Born in Kristiania (now Oslo), he completed his law degree in 1939 and began his legal career in Melbu.
Biography of Michael Bohnen (excerpt)
Franz Michael Bohnen (born May 2, 1887, in Cologne, and died April 26, 1965, at the age of 77 in Berlin) was a German opera singer (bass-baritone) and actor. Michael Bohnen deepened his music and singing skills at the Cologne Conservatory (Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln) and at a private opera singing school.
Biography of Alice Voinescu (excerpt)
Alice Voinescu (10 February 1885 – 4 June 1961) was a Romanian writer, essayist, university professor, theatre critic, and translator. She was the first Romanian woman to become a Doctor of Philosophy, which she did at the Sorbonne in 1913 in Paris.
Biography of Francisco Amighetti (excerpt)
Francisco Amighetti (1 June 1907 – 12 November 1998) was a Costa Rican painter and writer. In addition to his paintings, Amighetti also produced wood engravings, poetry and works of art criticism. He based his artwork on basic lifestyle in Costa Rica.
Biography of André Daven (excerpt)
André Daven (13 March 1899 - 17 November 1981) was a French film producer, actor and director. In the mid-1920s he was the artistic director of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris when Josephine Baker was hired to appear there. During the German occupation of France during the Second World War he went to the United States where he produced four films.
Biography of Dieter Borsche (excerpt)
Dieter Borsche, born on October 25, 1909 in Hanover and died on August 5, 1982 in Nuremberg, was a renowned German actor. Raised in an artistic family, he began his career in ballet before shifting to drama due to muscular dystrophy.
Biography of Helene Voigt-Diederichs (excerpt)
Helene Theodora Voigt-Diederichs (26 May 1875 – 3 December 1961) was a German writer. The daughter of Christian Theodor Voigt and Marie Louise Brinckmann, she was born Helene Theodora Voigt on the family estate Marienhoff near Eckernförde and was educated by private tutors.
Biography of Ray Corrigan (excerpt)
Ray "Crash" Corrigan (born Raymond Benitz; February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976) was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western movies (among these the Three Mesquiteers and Range Busters film series). He also was a stuntman and frequently acted as silver screen gorillas using his own gorilla costumes.
Biography of Raoul Breton (excerpt)
Raoul Breton, born on August 26, 1896, in Vierzon and died at sea on April 23, 1959, was a French music publisher. Initially a dancer, he ventured into music publishing in 1933, discovering talents like Damia, Mireille, and Jean Nohain. His pivotal encounter with Charles Trenet propelled Trenet to international fame.
Biography of Heinrich Klose (médecin) (excerpt)
Heinrich Klose, born to a railway official, studied medicine at the University of Göttingen from 1898 and later at the University of Strasbourg, graduating in 1903. He trained in surgery under Ludwig Rehn and Victor Schmieden in Frankfurt. During WWI, he served as a medical officer and later became a professor in Danzig, specializing in urology.
Biography of Achille Campanile (excerpt)
Achille Campanile (28 September 1899 – 4 January 1977) was an Italian writer, playwright, journalist and television critic known for his surreal humour and word play. His father was one of the editors of the newspaper La Tribuna. Always a prolific contributor to newspapers and periodicals, Campanile wrote for the newspapers La Tribuna, L'Idea Nazionale and the satirical magazine Il Travaso delle idee.
Biography of Albert Kluyver (excerpt)
Albert Jan Kluyver (3 June 1888 – 14 May 1956) was a Dutch microbiologist and biochemist renowned for his pivotal work on biochemical unity. His 1926 paper, "Die Einheit in der Biochemie" ("Unity in Biochemistry"), co-authored with Hendrick Jean Louis Donker, established the concept that all organisms are biochemically similar, famously summarized by Kluyver's aphorism: "From elephant to butyric acid bacterium – it is all the same".
Biography of Monna Delza (excerpt)
Monna Delza, born Marguerite Delesalle in Paris on September 26, 1882, and later known as the Countess of Patrimonio through marriage, was a distinguished French actress. Discovered by playwright Gaston Arman de Caillavet, she started her acting career in the early 20th century and quickly achieved success.
Biography of Élisabeth Toulemont (excerpt)
Elisabeth Claire Toulemont, born on March 8, 1888, in Paris, was a French dancer and writer. She married the writer Marcel Jouhandeau on June 4, 1929. Elisabeth, who grew up with a difficult childhood influenced by a troubled family, turned her early passion for dance into a career despite her unconventional appearance.
Biography of Carmen Baroja (excerpt)
Carmen Baroja Nessi (10 December 1883, Pamplona - 4 June 1950, Madrid) was a significant Spanish writer and ethnologist, known for her pseudonym Vera Alzate. Born into a culturally rich family, she was the sister of noted writers Ricardo and Pío Baroja.
Biography of María Enriqueta Camarillo (excerpt)
María Enriqueta Camarillo (also known as María Enriqueta Camarillo y Roa de Pereyra) (1872–1968) was a Mexican poet-novelist, short story writer and translator. She was widely recognized for her works, with schools and libraries named after her, as well as a bust by Spanish sculptor Mariano Benlliure erected in Hidalgo Park in Mexico City in her honor.
Biography of Benita Asas (excerpt)
Benita Asas Manterola (4 March 1873 – 21 April 1968) was a Spanish teacher, journalist, and suffragist. Benita Asas Manterola was born in San Sebastián. She trained as a teacher and worked in the Madrid public school system. Together with Pilar Fernández Selfa, Asas founded the bi-monthly periodical El Pensamiento Femenino, which ran from 1913 to 1917.
Biography of Günther Treptow (excerpt)
Günther Treptow (22 October 1907 - 28 March 1981) was a prominent German operatic tenor, acclaimed for his Wagnerian roles. Beginning as a baritone, he studied under Giovanni Scarneo in Berlin. His career faced challenges due to his mother's Jewish heritage, but he resumed performing in 1935 with Goebbels' approval.
Biography of Alexis Grüss Senior (excerpt)
Alexis Grüss Senior, born on March 30, 1909, in Briey and deceased on February 3, 1985, in Paris 12th arrondissement, was a French circus artist from a prominent circus family in France. He was particularly known for his work with various circus companies, including Gruss-Jeannet, Radio-Circus, and Cirque Medrano.
Biography of Paul Capellani (excerpt)
Paul Henri Capellani (born September 9, 1877, in Paris 4th arrondissement and died on November 7, 1960, in Cagnes-sur-Mer) was a French theater and film actor. He was the brother of director and screenwriter Albert Capellani and the uncle of director Roger Capellani.
Biography of Karl Schwarzschild (excerpt)
Karl Schwarzschild (9 October 1873 – 11 May 1916) was a German physicist and astronomer. Schwarzschild provided the first exact solution to the Einstein field equations of general relativity, for the limited case of a single spherical non-rotating mass, which he accomplished in 1915, the same year that Einstein first introduced general relativity.
Biography of Paul Stroobant (excerpt)
Paul Stroobant, born in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium, in 1868 and passed away in the same town in 1936, was a Belgian astronomer with a doctorate in physical and mathematical sciences. The son of painter François Stroobant, he was passionate about astronomy from an early age and joined the Royal Observatory of Belgium in 1885.
Biography of Jean Brusselmans (excerpt)
Jean Brusselmans (13 June 1884 - 9 January 1953) was a Belgian painter. He developed his own style and, whereas he is often considered a representative of Flemish Expressionism, he refused to associate himself with any art movement. He was not very well known during his life, and had difficulties selling his work, but posthumously he was recognized as one of important Belgian painters of the 20th century.
Biography of Enrique Nieto (architect) (excerpt)
Enrique Nieto y Nieto, born on October 6, 1883 and died on January 20, 1954, was a Spanish architect noted for his Modernisme style, distinct from modernism (Nieto was recognized for his involvement in the Spanish-specific Modernisme movement, and not for the more global and diverse modernism.
Biography of Kurt Warnekros (excerpt)
Kurt Warnekros (November 15, 1882–September 30, 1949) was a German gynaecologist and pioneer in sex reassignment surgery. Biography Kurt Warnekros was born on November 15, 1882, in the family of the professor of medicine Ludwig Warnekros at the University of Berlin. Warnekros himself studied medicine in Würzburg and Berlin from 1902 to 1907.
Biography of Dave O'Brien (actor) (excerpt)
Dave O'Brien (born David Poole Fronabarger; May 31, 1912 – November 8, 1969) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. Born in Big Spring, Texas, Tex O'Brien began his film career in choruses and as a stunt double before landing larger roles, notably in B movies.
Biography of Gabriellino D'Annunzio (excerpt)
Gabriele Maria "Gabriellino" D'Annunzio (10 April 1886 – 8 December 1945) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. He adapted the 1921 film The Ship from a novel by his father.
Biography of Korbinian Brodmann (excerpt)
Korbinian Brodmann (17 November 1868 – 22 August 1918) was a pioneering German neuropsychiatrist renowned for mapping the cerebral cortex and identifying 52 distinct regions, known as Brodmann areas, based on their histological characteristics. Born in Hohenfels, Germany, Brodmann studied medicine across various universities, receiving his medical diploma in Freiburg in 1895 and his doctorate from the University of Leipzig in 1898.
Biography of Jacques Cariou (excerpt)
Jacques Cariou, sometimes mistakenly called Jean, was born on September 23, 1870, in Peumerit, Finistère, and died on October 7, 1931, in Toulon, Var. He was a French equestrian who won three medals (gold, silver, and bronze) at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. |
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