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birth charts with Proserpina in VirgoYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Proserpina in Virgo. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. in ![]()
Biography of Marion Eugene Carl (excerpt)
Marion Eugene Carl (November 1, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator.He became the first ace of the U.S.Marine Corps during the war. After resigning from the Army, he earned his "Wings of Gold" in 1939 and joined VMF-1.
Biography of Jeanne Mammen (excerpt)
Jeanne Mammen (21 November 1890 – 22 April 1976) was a German painter, illustrator, and printmaker. Her work is associated with the New Objectivity, Symbolism, and Cubism movements. She is best known for her depictions of queer women and Berlin city life during the Weimar period.
Biography of Fernande Barrey (excerpt)
Fernande Barrey (January 9, 1893, in Paris 10e – July 14, 1960, in Paris) was a French artist's model and painter. She left Picardy around 1908 for Paris, where she initially survived as a child prostitute. She later became a model for artists such as Amedeo Modigliani and Chaïm Soutine, who encouraged her to study painting and art history at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Biography of James Tiptree Jr. (excerpt)
Alice Bradley Sheldon (August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987), better known as James Tiptree Jr., was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. From 1967 until her death, she published under this male pseudonym, whose true identity was only revealed in 1977.
Biography of Hans Baron (excerpt)
Hans Baron (Berlin, June 22, 1900 – November 26, 1988) was a German-American historian of political thought and the literature of the Italian Renaissance. As Ernst Troeltsch’s last assistant in Berlin, he oversaw the publication of the fourth volume of the philosopher’s Gesammelte Werke after his death.
Biography of Chrix Dahl (excerpt)
Chrix Dahl (January 5, 1906 – June 16, 1994) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. Born in Kristiania (now Oslo), he was the eldest son of a naval officer and Elise Augusta Steen. He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and the National Academy of Fine Arts from 1924 to 1932.
Biography of Kenneth R. Powell (excerpt)
Kenneth R. Powell (December 11, 1915 – September 16, 1987) was a Major General in the US Air Force. Born on a farm in McMinnville, he grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and earned a degree in sociology and psychology from Washington State University in 1938 before joining the Air Force.
Biography of Leroy Edwards (excerpt)
Leroy Harry Edwards (April 11, 1914 – August 25, 1971), nicknamed "Cowboy" and "Lefty", was one of the greatest basketball players of his era. He was an NCAA All-American at the University of Kentucky and also one of the most lauded professional players in the United States' National Basketball League's history.
Biography of Jan Duiker (excerpt)
Jan Duiker (March 1, 1890 – February 23, 1935) was a leading Dutch architect of the Modern movement Het Nieuwe Bouwen.He partnered with Bernard Bijvoet from 1917 until 1935. Recommended by Hendrik Berlage for the Zonnestraal project, Duiker and Bijvoet left a major mark on Dutch modernist architecture.
Biography of Ruth Rewald (excerpt)
Ruth Rewald (born June 5, 1906, in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, and likely killed in Auschwitz in 1942) was a German children’s author of Jewish origin.Her work combined revolutionary proletarian literature with humanist themes. After abandoning her law studies, she published her first children’s books in 1931, focusing on social issues like working children’s lives and feelings of statelessness.
Biography of Lock Martin (excerpt)
Joseph Lockard "Lock" Martin Jr.(October 12, 1916 – January 19, 1959) was an American performer afflicted with gigantism.Martin and a twin brother were born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; his brother died in childbirth. Martin would eventually grow to over 7 feet tall by adulthood, though his exact height was reported inconsistently.
Biography of Wolfgang von Gronau (excerpt)
Hans Wolfgang von Gronau (25 February 1893 – 17 March 1977) was a German aviation pioneer and Luftwaffe general. Born in Berlin to a noble family, he joined the Imperial German Navy before World War I and led a flying boat squadron.
Biography of Paul Iribe (excerpt)
Joseph-Paul Iribe, né le 8 juin 1883 à Angoulême et mort le 21 septembre 1935 à Roquebrune, est un dessinateur, illustrateur de mode, affichiste, patron de presse, réalisateur et décorateur français. Il est considéré comme l'un des précurseurs du mouvement Art déco.
Biography of Karl Daeves (excerpt)
Karl Heinz Daeves (born April 24, 1893, in Cologne – died May 2, 1963) was a German metallurgist. He studied metallurgy at TH Aachen and Breslau, earning his doctorate in 1920. After a brief period in industry, he became a specialist in 1921 for the Verein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute in Düsseldorf, where he developed the "large-number research" concept for quality control and materials development.
Biography of Corrado Alvaro (excerpt)
Corrado Alvaro (15 April 1895 – 11 June 1956) was an Italian journalist and writer of novels, short stories, screenplays and plays. He often used the verismo style to describe the hopeless poverty in his native Calabria. His first success was Gente in Aspromonte (Revolt in Aspromonte), which examined the exploitation of rural peasants by greedy landowners in Calabria, and is considered by many critics to be his masterpiece.
Biography of Boy Capel (excerpt)
Arthur Edward Capel CBE (20 December 1881 – 22 December 1919), known as Boy Capel, was an English polo player best remembered as Coco Chanel’s lover and patron. Born into a British family with roots in England, Ireland, and France, he became a wealthy shipping merchant and prominent figure of high society by 1909.
Biography of Alfons Maria Jakob (excerpt)
Alfons Maria Jakob (2 July 1884 – 17 October 1931) was a German neurologist specializing in neuropathology. Born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, he earned his medical doctorate in 1908 after studying in Munich, Berlin, and Strasbourg. He worked with Franz Nissl and Alois Alzheimer in Munich.
Biography of Pierrette Madd (excerpt)
Pierrette Madd, stage name of Paulette Poggionovo, was a French actress from the silent film era, born in Charenton-le-Pont on August 9, 1893, and passed away in Cannes on August 22, 1967. An actress and operetta singer, Pierrette Madd—the younger sister of Jane Pierly—had a brief film career during the 1920s, exclusively under the direction of Henri Diamant-Berger.
Biography of Klaus Günther (zoologist) (excerpt)
Klaus Alfred Günther (* October 7, 1907, in Berlin-Wilmersdorf; † October 1, 1975, in Berlin) was a German zoologist and taxonomist, who made significant contributions to modern evolutionary theory through his definition of the ecological niche. After completing his Abitur at a humanistic gymnasium in Cottbus, Günther studied biology, paleontology, geography, chemistry, and numismatics in Berlin and Munich.
Biography of Maly Delschaft (excerpt)
Maly Delschaft, born on December 4, 1898, in Hamburg and died on August 20, 1995, in Berlin, was a German actress active in both theater and film. Maly Delschaft began her career in theater before transitioning to silent films.Her most significant film roles were during the Weimar Republic and the Nazi era.
Biography of Willy Sachs (excerpt)
Wilhelm Josef Sachs known as Willy Sachs (23 July 1896 – 19 November 1958) was a German industrialist and Nazi party member.He served in the SS as an Obersturmbannführer and was appointed as a Wehrwirtschaftsführer, recognizing his company's importance to the war effort.
Biography of Georges Bruhat (excerpt)
Georges Bruhat (21 December 1887 – 1 January 1945) was a French physicist known for his contributions to optics and for authoring a renowned four-volume physics textbook series. He studied at the École normale supérieure and the Sorbonne, completing a PhD in optics under Aimé Cotton.
Biography of Louis Longequeue (excerpt)
Louis Longequeue (born November 30, 1914, in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, died August 11, 1990, in Limoges) was a French politician affiliated with the Socialist Party, best known for serving as the mayor of Limoges from 1956 to 1990. Born into a family of teachers, he studied pharmacy and joined the Resistance during World War II, notably in the Haute-Vienne Medical Resistance Committee.
Biography of Geneviève Callerot (excerpt)
Geneviève Callerot, born on May 6, 1916, in Paris and passed away on January 16, 2025, in Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou (Dordogne), was a French resistance fighter, farmer, activist, and novelist. During World War II, she, her father, and her sister helped over 200 people cross the demarcation line clandestinely.
Biography of Maxime Dethomas (excerpt)
Maxime Dethomas (born October 13, 1867, in Garges – died January 21, 1929, in Paris) was a French draftsman, painter, engraver, and set designer. Coming from an influential family, he frequented Parisian literary and artistic circles, particularly the salon of Augustine Bulteau, where he mingled with figures like Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de Régnier, and Gabriel Fauré.
Biography of Carl Spiecker (excerpt)
Carl Spiecker (January 7, 1888 – November 16, 1953) was a German journalist and politician, first with the Zentrum party and later with the CDU. Spiecker started as a journalist and led propaganda operations in Silesia during the 1920s. He later became press chief for Chancellor Wilhelm Marx and founded the influential Deutsche Nachrichten- und Korrespondenz-Gesellschaft in 1925.
Biography of Pierre Pouyade (excerpt)
Pierre Pouyade, born on 25 June 1911 in Cerisiers, Yonne, and died on 5 September 1979 in Bandol, Var, was a French aviator, resistance fighter, and politician. He joined aviation after studying at Saint-Cyr and became a pilot in 1934. During World War II, he fought in the French Campaign and resisted Japanese occupation in Indochina.
Biography of Jean de Vaugelas (excerpt)
Jean Vincent de Vaugelas, born on January 2, 1913, in Paris, and died on February 13, 1950, in Mendoza, Argentina, was a French military officer and a leader of the French Militia during World War II. As a Waffen-SS officer, he participated in suppressing resistance fighters in Limousin and was involved in the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre.
Biography of Lucien Andriot (excerpt)
Lucien Andriot (November 19, 1892 – March 19, 1979) was a French cinematographer who built most of his career in the United States. A member of the American Society of Cinematographers, he was sometimes credited as Lucien N. Andriot. He began in France between 1909 and 1913, working on silent short films directed by Victorin Jasset, often starring his sister, actress Josette Andriot.
Biography of Jennie Smillie Robertson (excerpt)
Jennie Smillie Robertson (February 10, 1878 – February 26, 1981), known throughout her career as Jennie Smillie, was the first Canadian female surgeon and also performed the country's first major gynecological surgery. Born to farmers, she worked as a teacher to afford tuition for medical school before enrolling at the Ontario Medical College for Women which merged into the University of Toronto medical school during her time there.
Biography of Rodolfo Galeotti Torres (excerpt)
Rodolfo Galeotti Torres, born 11 March 1912 in Quetzaltenango and died 22 May 1988 in Guatemala City, was a renowned Guatemalan sculptor.He served as director of the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas "Rafael Rodríguez Padilla". He created several sculptures for the National Palace, including depictions of the Guatemalan Coat of Arms.
Biography of Lola Álvarez Bravo (excerpt)
Lola Álvarez Bravo (April 1, 1903 – July 31, 1993) was Mexico’s first female photographer and a key figure in the post-revolutionary cultural renaissance. In 1964, she received the Premio José Clemente Orozco for her contributions to photography and cultural preservation.
Biography of Warren William (excerpt)
Warren William, born Warren William Krech on December 2, 1894, and died on September 24, 1948, was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s. Nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code," he was the first actor to portray defense attorney Perry Mason on the big screen.
Biography of Felipe Trigo (excerpt)
Felipe Trigo (13 February 1864 in Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz – 2 September 1916 in Madrid) was a 20th-century Spanish writer. He studied Medicine in Madrid and practised in several villages in Extremadura. He later become a member of Military Health Corps and he was appointed to Philippines, where he was about to die and he had to be repatriated as a Lieutenant-Colonel.
Biography of Joseph Plavcan (excerpt)
Joseph Michael Plavcan (July 15, 1908 – February 7, 1981) was an American painter and teacher from Erie, Pennsylvania.Born to Czechoslovakian immigrant parents, he studied art at the Erie Public Library and under George Ericson. He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and won the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1928.
Biography of Katharine Cornell (excerpt)
Katharine Cornell (February 16, 1893 – June 9, 1974) was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner, and producer. Born in Berlin to American parents and raised in Buffalo, New York, she was dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic Alexander Woollcott.
Biography of Herbert Myrick (excerpt)
Herbert Myrick, born on 20 August 1860 in Arlington, Massachusetts, was an American writer, editor, and businessman known for his influential work in agricultural publishing.He was the owner of the Phelps Publishing Company and served as editor-in-chief of the New England Homestead.
Biography of Minoru Yasui (excerpt)
Minoru Yasui (安井稔, Yasui Minoru, October 19, 1916 – November 12, 1986) was an American lawyer from Oregon.Born in Hood River, Oregon, he earned both an undergraduate degree and his law degree at the University of Oregon.He was one of the few Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor who fought laws that directly targeted Japanese Americans or Japanese immigrants.
Biography of H. Verlan Andersen (excerpt)
Hans Verlan Andersen (November 6, 1914 – July 16, 1992) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). Andersen was called to the LDS Church's First Quorum of the Seventy in April 1986.
Biography of Paul Schürmann (excerpt)
Paul Schürmann (* 25 July 1895 in Gütersloh; † 2 July 1941 near Borissow) was a German military pathologist and tuberculosis researcher.He served as a commander at the Military Medical Academy. Son of a merchant, he joined World War I but was injured and deemed unfit for military service.
Biography of Berta Bobath (excerpt)
Berta Bobath, MBE (5 December 1907 – 20 January 1991), was a German physiotherapist who created the Bobath concept in 1948, a rehabilitation method widely used for neurologically impaired patients. Born in Berlin as Berta Ottilie Busse, she initially worked with gymnasts.
Biography of Kazimierz Sabbat (excerpt)
Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat (February 27, 1913, Bielany Kapitulne – July 19, 1989, London) was a Polish statesman.He served as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile (1976–1986) and President of the Republic in Exile (1986–1989). A law graduate from the University of Warsaw (1939), he fought in World War II with the Polish Navy and later the First Armored Division in Britain.
Biography of Ernst Balcke (excerpt)
Ernst Balcke (*April 9, 1887, Berlin – †January 16, 1912, Gatow) was a German author, best known for his friendship with poet Georg Heym, with whom he tragically died while skating on the Havel. The eldest son of a banker, Balcke grew up in Berlin-Schöneberg near the Heym family.
Biography of Henriette Caillaux (excerpt)
Henriette Rainouard (Madame Claretie, later Madame Caillaux), born December 5, 1874, in Rueil-Malmaison and died January 29, 1943, in Mamers, was a woman of the French haute bourgeoisie. In 1894, she married writer Léo Claretie, divorcing in 1908 before remarrying in 1911 to Joseph Caillaux, the Minister of Finance.
Biography of Hermann Voss (anatomist) (excerpt)
Christian Heinrich Emil Hermann Voss (October 13, 1894 – January 19, 1987) was a German anatomist known for his medical academic work and textbooks, but also notorious for his experiments during the Third Reich. Born in Berlin, he studied at several universities before completing his doctorate in 1919.
Biography of Jean Grenier (writer) (excerpt)
Jean Grenier (February 6, 1898 – March 5, 1971) was a French philosopher and writer.Born in Paris, he spent his childhood in Brittany, where he befriended Louis Guilloux and Max Jacob. A philosophy graduate in 1922, he taught at the Algiers high school, mentoring Albert Camus, who dedicated several works to him, inspired by Grenier’s Les Îles (1933).
Biography of Ken Oliver (racehorse trainer) (excerpt)
James Kenneth Murray Oliver OBE (1 February 1914 – 17 June 1999) was a renowned Scottish racehorse trainer, breeder, and jockey. Educated in Edinburgh, he initially joined his family's livestock auctioneering business. During WWII, he served in North Africa and Sicily. He won the Scottish Grand National as a jockey in 1950 and started training horses in the early 1950s, achieving his first victory in 1953.
Biography of Miguel Covarrubias (excerpt)
José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud (Mexico City, November 22, 1904 – February 3, 1957), also known as El Chamaco, was a Mexican artist and researcher. His time of birth comes from the biography "Covarrubias" by Adriana Williams and Doris Ober (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994).
Biography of Marcel Gitton (excerpt)
Marcel Gitton, born on April 20, 1903, in Versailles and died on September 5, 1941, in Paris, whose real name was Marcel Giroux, was a French politician. As the third-ranking member of the French Communist Party (SFIC) at the beginning of World War II, he was one of the communist politicians who opposed the party’s official line in 1939-1940 following the German-Soviet Pact.
Biography of Max Slevogt (excerpt)
Max Slevogt (8 or 20 October 1868 – 20 September 1932) was a German impressionist painter, engraver, and illustrator, and a key figure of the "plein air" style alongside Lovis Corinth and Max Liebermann. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (1885–1889) and later moved to Paris, where he was influenced by Manet. |
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