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Hieronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch was a famous Dutch/Netherlandish painter and draftsman who lived during the Middle Ages

Dutch1450108 views

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines was an American dancer and actor who appeared in movies like ‘The Cotton Club’ and ‘White Nights.’ This biography of Gregory Hines provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

AmericanFebruary 14, 1946251 views

C. F. Powell

Cecil Frank Powell was an English physicist who received Nobel Prize for Physics in 1950

BritishDecember 5, 1903120 views

James Armistead Lafayette

James Armistead Lafayette was an African-American slave who worked for the ‘American Continental Army’ during the Revolutionary War of America as a spy

AmericanDecember 10, 1760113 views

Edith Stein

Edith Stein was a German Jewish philosopher, who was killed at the Auschwitz concentration camp

GermanOctober 12, 1891166 views

Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford was a famous American football player and television sports commentator

AmericanAugust 16, 193090 views

Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle was a Royal Air Force Officer who is credited with inventing the turbojet engine

BritishJune 1, 1907124 views

Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and one of the leading artists of the Arab world who gave voice to the struggles of his people

PalestinianMarch 13, 1941117 views

Ernst Haeckel

Ernst Haeckel was a renowned German biologist, naturalist, physician, philosopher and artist

GermanFebruary 16, 1834145 views

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Ruggero Leoncavallo was a great Italian musician who had composed great operas

ItalianApril 23, 1857132 views