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Biography of Monteiro Lobato (excerpt)
José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato (April 18, 1882 - July 4, 1948) was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Yellow Woodpecker Ranch but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic.
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Biography of Benjamin Godard (excerpt)
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (August 18, 1849, Paris – January 10, 1895, Cannes) was a French violinist and Romantic composer. Biography Benjamin Godard was a student of Henri Vieuxtemps. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1863 where he studied under Vieuxtemps (violin) and Henri Reber (harmony) and accompanied Vieuxtemps twice to Germany. ![]()
Biography of Gustav Falke (excerpt)
Gustav Falke (January 11, 1853 – February 8, 1916) was a German writer. Life Falke was born in Lübeck to merchant Johann Friedrich Christian Falke and his wife Elisabeth Franziska Hoyer. The historians Johannes and Jacob von Falke were his uncles, translator Otto Falke his cousin. ![]()
Biography of John French (excerpt)
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC (28 September 1852 - 22 May 1925) was a British officer serving as the first Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. ![]()
Biography of Mazo de La Roche (excerpt)
Mazo de la Roche (January 15, 1879 – July 12, 1961), born Mazo Louise Roche in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, was the author of the Jalna novels, one of the most popular series of books of her time. Early life Mazo de la Roche was the only child of William Roche, a salesman, and Alberta (Lundy) Roche. ![]()
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Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals (the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital) and is the seventh largest city in South Africa.
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Biography of Hermann Staudinger (excerpt)
Hermann Staudinger (23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules which he characterized as polymers. For this work he received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is also known for his discovery of ketenes and of the Staudinger reaction.
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Biography of Alfred Bruneau (excerpt)
Louis-Charles-Bonaventure-Alfred Bruneau (3 March 1857, in Paris-15 June 1934, in Paris) was a French composer who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera. As a youth, Bruneau studied the cello at the Paris Conservatory, and played in the Pasdeloup orchestra. ![]()
Biography of Gustave Samazeuilh (excerpt)
Gustave Samazeuilh, born on June 2, 1877 in Bordeaux, died on August 4, 1967, was a French musician, composer, and critic.
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Biography of Edwin Markham (excerpt)
Charles Edwin Anson Markham (April 23, 1852 - March 7, 1940) was an American poet. Life Edwin Markham was born in Oregon City, Oregon and was the youngest of 10 children; his parents divorced shortly after his birth. At the age of four, he moved to Lagoon Valley, an area northeast of San Francisco; there, he lived with his sister and mother. ![]()
Biography of Émilienne d'Alençon (excerpt)
Émilienne d’Alençon (July 17, 1870 –1946) was a French dancer, actress and courtesan. Born in Paris, d’Alençon made her début at the Cirque d'été in 1889 before appearing at the Casino de Paris, Menus-Plaisirs, Folies Bergère, Paris Scala and the Théâtre des Variétés.
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Biography of John Boyd Orr (excerpt)
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH, DSO, MC, FRS (September 23, 1880–June 25, 1971), also known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Biography of Robert Deluce (excerpt)
Robert Deluce, born August 24, 1877 in Payson, Utah, died May 3, 1964 in Pasadena, California, was an American author, lecturer and astrologer. ![]()
Biography of Louis Le Cardonnel (excerpt)
Louis Le Cardonnel, also called Brother Anselme, born on February 25, 1862 in Valence (source for his time of birth: Gauquelin, Lescaut), died on May 28, 1936 in Avignon, was a French priest and poet. Works: Poèmes (1904) Carmina Sacra (1912) Du Rhône à l'Arno (1920)
Biography of Malcolm McAlpine (excerpt)
Sir Malcolm McAlpine, born June 19, 1877 in Hamilton, was a British businessman, the director and chairman of Sir Robert Mc Alpine and Sons. ![]()
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Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking, Central European microstate, situated in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. The principality is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein; the Prince's extensive powers are equivalent to those of a President in a semi-presidential system like France. ![]()
Biography of Jean-Baptiste Marchand (excerpt)
Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand (November 22, 1863 – January 13, 1934) was a French military officer and explorer in Africa. Marchand was born in Thoissey, Ain and attended l’Ecole militaire de Saint-Maixent. He participated in the French conquest of Senegal and was severely wounded in 1889 at the capture of Diena by the French.
Biography of Gaston Rullier (excerpt)
Gaston Rullier, born on May 19, 1882 in Libourne (source for his time of birth: Lescaut), died on October 16, 1972 in Bagnolet, Seinte-Saint-Denis, was a French actor and screenwriter. Filmography (extract) Actor (6 titles) 1953 Une fille dans le soleil Le curé 1947 Plume la poule
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Biography of Max Elskamp (excerpt)
Max Elskamp, born on May 5, 1862 in Antwerp, died on December 10, 1931 in Antwerp, was a Belgian symbolic poet (Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century style of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. In literature, the style had its beginnings with the publication Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil, 1857) by Charles Baudelaire. ![]()
Biography of Jules Vedrines (excerpt)
Jules Charles Toussaint Védrines, born December 21, 1881 and died April 21, 1919, was a French aviator.
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Biography of William Green (excerpt)
William Green (March 3, 1873 – November 21, 1952) was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952. The son of Welsh immigrant coal miners from Coshocton, Ohio, he was elected secretary of the United Mine Workers of America in 1891.
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Biography of Rudolf Eucken (excerpt)
Rudolf Christoph Eucken (5 January 1846 – 15 September 1926) was a German philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature. Early life He was born in Aurich, Kingdom of Hanover (now Lower Saxony). His father died when he was a child, and he was brought up by his mother.
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Biography of Walter Hampden (excerpt)
Walter Hampden is the artist name of Walter Hampden Dougherty (June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn – June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles) was a U.S. actor and theatre manager. He was the younger brother of the American painter Paul Dougherty (1877-1947). ![]()
Biography of Charles-Louis Philippe (excerpt)
Charles-Louis Philippe, French novelist, was born in Cérilly, Allier, Auvergne, on 4 August 1874 (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate), and died in Paris on 21 December 1909. Life Son of a village clogmaker, Charles-Louis Philippe rose from his modest background first to Secondary education via a grant, then to the world of letters.
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Biography of Maurice Rollinat (excerpt)
Maurice Rollinat (born December 29, 1846 in Châteauroux, France; died October 26, 1903 in Ivry-sur-Seine) was a French poet. Early works His father represented Indre in the National Assembly of 1848, and was a friend of George Sand, whose influence is very marked in young Rollinat's first volume, Dans les brandes (1877), and to whom it was dedicated. ![]()
Biography of Tullio Levi-Civita (excerpt)
Tullio Levi-Civita (March 29, 1873 — December 29, 1941) (pronounced /'levi ˈʧivita/) was an Italian mathematician, most famous for his work on absolute differential calculus (tensor calculus) and its applications to the theory of relativity but who also made significant contributions in other areas.
Biography of Karl Baisch (excerpt)
Karl Baisch, born January 28, 1869 in Gaildorf, died January 8, 1943 in Stuttgart, was a German physician, gynecologist, researcher, and author. ![]()
Biography of Hester Dowden (excerpt)
Hester Dowden, born May 3, 1868 in Dublin, died in 1949, was a professional medium whose psychic development was marked by the successive appearance of five spirit personalities: "Peter," "Eyen," "Astor," "Shamar," and "Johannes." She was later known for her experiments in automatic writing.
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Biography of Louis Valtat (excerpt)
Louis Valtat, born in Dieppe August 8, 1869 and died January 2, 1952, was a French painter and artist.
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Biography of Henri Lavedan (excerpt)
Henri Léon Emile Lavedan (9 April 1859 - 30 September 1940), French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Orléans, the son of Hubert Léon Lavedan, a well-known Catholicand liberal journalist. As a writer, Lavedan contributed to various Parisian papers a series of witty tales and dialogues of Parisian life, many of which were collected in volume form.
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Biography of Alexandre Bisson (excerpt)
Alexandre Bisson, born April 9, 1848 in Briouze and died January 27, 1912 in Paris, was a French author and screenwriter. Works (extract) Madame X (1981) (TV) (play) "Au théâtre ce soir" (1 episode, 1980) - Feu Toupinel (1980) TV episode (play) ![]()
Biography of George M. Cohan (excerpt)
George Michael Cohan (pronounced "Coe-han") (July 3, 1878–November 5, 1942), known professionally as George M. Cohan, was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer. Known as "the man who owned Broadway" in the decade before World War I, he is considered the father of American musical comedy. ![]()
Biography of Ugo Cavallero (excerpt)
Ugo Cavallero (September 20, 1880 – September 13, 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. Biography Born in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, Cavallero had a privileged childhood as a member of the Italian nobility. After attending military school, Cavallero was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1900.
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Biography of Aimé Merlo (excerpt)
Alexandre Emmanuel Aimé Merlo, born on July 30, 1880 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, France (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate n° 323), died on April 7, 1958 in Paris 6e, was a French historian, writer, art critic, and journalist. Awards abd Price
Biography of Pierre Magnier (excerpt)
Pierre Magnier was a French actor and director, who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray Cyrano de Bergerac in any film in 1925. He continued acting until the 1950s. ![]()
Biography of Alfred Capus (excerpt)
Alfred Capus (November 25, 1858 in Aix-en-Provence - November 1, 1922) was a French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence and deceased in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Son to a lawyer from Marseille, Alfred Capus went to university in Toulon. After failing several entrance tests for higher-education schools and working as a draughtsman for a while, he went on to become a journalist. ![]()
Biography of Louis Charles Breguet (excerpt)
Louis Charles Breguet (January 2, 1880 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain)- May 4, 1955 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France) was a French aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers. In 1905, with his brother Jacques, and under the guidance of Charles Robert Richet, he began work on a gyroplane (the forerunner of the helicopter) with flexible wings.
Biography of Paul Ollivier (excerpt)
Paul Ollivier, born François, Hilarion, Paul Olivari February 10, 1876 in Marseille, died June 10, 1948 in Paris, was a French actor. Filmography (extracts) * 1920 : Arthur Flambard de Semery * 1921 : Chichinette et Cie de Henri Desfontaines ![]()
Biography of Charles Dana Gibson (excerpt)
Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867–December 23, 1944) was an American graphic artist, noted for his creation of the "Gibson Girl", an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Biography of Charles Beresford (excerpt)
Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford GCB GCVO (10 February 1846 in Waterford – 6 September 1919), known as Lord Charles Beresford until 1916, was a British Admiral and Member of Parliament. Beresford was the second son of John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford, thus despite his honorary title, as second son was still eligible to enter the House of Commons.
Biography of Thomas Callender (excerpt)
Thomas Callender, born April 9, 1855 in Glasgow, was a Scottish businessman and entrepreneur.
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Biography of Paul Le Flem (excerpt)
Paul Le Flem (March 18, 1881 - July 31, 1984) was a French composer and musician. Born in Alençon, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Indy and Albert Roussel, later teaching at the same establishment, where his pupils included Erik Satie and André Jolivet. ![]()
Biography of Isabella Augusta Gregory (excerpt)
Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932), born Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, and wrote numerous short works for both companies. ![]()
Biography of Maurice de Broglie (excerpt)
Louis-César-Victor-Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie, generally known as Maurice de Broglie (27 April 1875–14 July 1960), was a French physicist. He was born in Paris, the son of Victor, 5th duc de Broglie. In 1901, he was married to Camille Bernou de Rochetaillée (1888—1966) in Paris. ![]()
Biography of Jean Massart (excerpt)
Jean Massart, born March 7, 1865 in Etterbeek, Brussels, and died August 16, 1925 in Houx, was a Belgian botanist and author. Publications (extract) * Parasitisme organique et parasitisme social (Paris, 1893), avec Émile Vandervelde (1866-1938). * La Récapitulation et l'innovation en embryologie (Gand, 1894). ![]()
Biography of Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (excerpt)
Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (January 7, 1852 – 1929) was one of the leading French artists of the academic school. He was born in Paris, the son of a tailor, and was raised by his grandfather after his father emigrated to Brazil. Later he added his grandfather’s name, Bouveret, to his own. ![]()
Biography of Jacinto Benavente (excerpt)
Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (August 12, 1866 – July 14, 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922. Born in Madrid, the son of a celebrated pediatrician, he returned drama to reality by way of social criticism: declamatory verse giving way to prose, melodrama to comedy, formula to experience, impulsive action to dialogue and the play of minds.
Biography of Ernest Monis (excerpt)
Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis (French pronunciation: ; 23 May 1846 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (source for his time of birth: Lescaut)– 25 May 1929 Mondouzil) was a French politician of the Third Republic, deputy of Gironde from 1885 to 1889 and then senator of the same department from 1891 to 1920.
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Biography of Warwick Deeping (excerpt)
George Warwick Deeping (May 28, 1877–April 20, 1950) was a prolific English novelist and short story writer. His most famous novel is Sorrell and Son (1925). Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, into a family of doctors, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge to study medicine and science, and then to Middlesex Hospital to finish his medical training.
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Biography of Hans Luther (excerpt)
Hans Luther (10 March 1879 – 11 May 1962) was a German politician and Chancellor of Germany. Biography Born in Berlin, Luther started in politics in 1907 by becoming the town councillor in Magdeburg. He continued on becoming secretary of the German Städtetag in 1913 and then mayor of Essen in 1918. |
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