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Henry Gannett

Henry Gannett

Henry Gannett was an American geographer often called "the Father of American map-making." This biography of Henry Gannett provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

AmericanAugust 24, 1846176 views

Edward Lawrie Tatum

Edward Lawrie Tatum was an American biochemist who won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Medicine

AmericanDecember 14, 1909113 views

Olive Dennis

Olive Dennis was the first woman to become a member of the American Railway Engineering Association

AmericanNovember 20, 1885181 views

Sidney Reilly

Sidney George Reilly, renowned as ‘Ace of Spies’ and termed by historians as the first ‘super spy’ of the 20th century served the British ‘Secret Service Bureau’ as a secret agent.

RussianMarch 24, 1873144 views

Alexis Carrel

Alexis Carrel was a French biologist and surgeon who received the ‘Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine’ in 1912

FrenchJune 28, 1873128 views

Bhupen Hazarika

Bhupen Hazarika was a multifaceted Indian artist

IndianSeptember 8, 1926125 views

James Maxwell

James Maxwell was a Scottish physicist credited to be the father of modern physics

ScottishJune 13, 1831176 views

John Fowles

John Fowles was an illustrious English novelist

BritishMarch 31, 1926109 views

Christiaan Eijkman

Christiaan Eijkman was a Dutch physician, who is known for his work on the disease beriberi

DutchAugust 11, 1858121 views

George M. Cohan

George Cohan was an entertainer, actor and songwriter who is known for his songs ‘Over There’ and ‘I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy’

AmericanJuly 3, 1878113 views