Biography

Red Grange – Athlete, Radio Personality, Football Player (1903–1991)   Full name: Harold Edward “Red” Grange Date of birth: June 13, 1903 Place of birth:…

Full Name: Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen Born: 30 November 1817, Garding, Schleswig (Germany) Died: 1 November 1903, Charlottenburg, Germany Language: German Special Fields: Classical scholar,…

Joe Paterno – Coach, Athlete, Football Player (1926–2012)   Full name: Joseph Vincent Paterno Date of birth: December 21, 1926 Place of birth: Brooklyn, New…

Born: 13 May 1857; Almora, North-Western Provinces, British India Died: 16 September 1932 (aged 75); London, England Special Fields: Medicine Nationality: British Known for: Discovering…

Aldous Huxley – Writer, Novelist, Philosopher (1894-1963)   Full name: Aldous Leonard Huxley Date of birth: 26 July 1894 Place of birth: Godalming, England Date…

Full Name: Hermann Emil Louis Fischer Born: 9 October 1852; Euskirchen, Rhine Province Died: 15 July 1919 (aged 66); Berlin, Germany Special Fields: Chemistry Nationality:…

Born: 25 May 1865; Zonnemaire, Netherlands Died: 9 October 1943 (aged 78); Amsterdam, Netherlands Special Fields: Physics Known for: Zeeman effect Notable awards:  Nobel Prize for…

Albert Schweitzer – Theologian, Organist, Philosopher, and Physician (1875-1965)   Name: Albert Schweitzer Date of birth: 14 January 1875 Place of birth: Kaysersberg, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany…

Full name: Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Born: 18 July 1853; Arnhem, Netherlands Died: 4 February 1928 (aged 74); Haarlem, Netherlands Nationality: Netherlands Specific Fields: Physics Known for: Lorentz…

Born: May 20, 1822; Paris, France Died: June 12, 1912 (aged 90); Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Nationality: French Education: University of Paris Occupation: Economist Awards: Nobel Peace…

Albert Camus – Philosopher, Author, and Journalist (1913-1960)   Full Name: Albert Camus Date of birth: 7 November 1913 Place of birth: Dréan (then Mondovi),…

Full Name: Jean Henri Dunant Born:; 8 May 1828; Geneva, Switzerland Died: 30 October 1910 (aged 82); Heiden, Switzerland Cause of death: Undetermined Nationality: Swiss…