Biography

Biography of Annie Besant Annie Besant – British socialist, theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. Name: Annie…

Biography of Jane Austen Jane Austen – English novelist. Name: Jane Austen Date of Birth: 16 December 1775 Place of Birth: Steventon Rectory, Hampshire, England…

Biography of St Teresa of Ávila St Teresa of Ávila – A prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, author, and theologian. Name: Saint…

Biography of Joan of Arc Joan of Arc – A national heroine of France. Name: Joan of Arc Date of Birth: 6 January c. 1412…

Biography of Thomas Clarkson Thomas Clarkson – English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner. Name: Thomas Clarkson Date of Birth: 28 March 1760 Place of Birth:…

Biography of William Wilberforce William Wilberforce – English politician, philanthropist. Name: William Wilberforce Date of Birth: 24 August 1759 Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull,…

Biography of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano – West African writer and abolitionist. Name: Olaudah Equiano Other names: Gustavus Vassa, Gustavus Weston, Jacob, Michael Date of…

Biography of Meister Eckhart Meister Eckhart – German theologian, philosopher, and mystic. Name: Eckhart von Hochheim Date of Birth: c. 1260 Place of Birth: near…

Biography of Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman – Swedish actress. Name: Ingrid Bergman Date of Birth: 29 August 1915 Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden Date of…

Biography of Grace Kelly Grace Kelly – American film actress. Name: Grace Patricia Kelly Date of Birth: November 12, 1929 Place of Birth: Hahnemann University…

Biography of Helen Keller Helen Keller – American author, political activist, and lecturer. Name: Helen Adams Keller Date of Birth: June 27, 1880 Place of…

Biography of John Betjeman John Betjeman – English poet, writer, and broadcaster. Name: Sir John Betjeman Date of Birth: 28 August 1906 Place of Birth:…