S. Constitution.George Washington was born in 1732 in Virginia. His father died when George was 11 years old. As a boy, he learned reading, writing and math, and then he worked as a land surveyor in western Virginia. In his twenties,George Washington became a British Army officer and he...
Charles Louis Decrucq, 1822-1884; landlord of the artist in Cuesmes Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), 1832-1898; English writer Charles Paul Gruppe, 1860-1940; American artist, born in Canada Charles Paul Renouard, 1845-1924; French artist Charles Paul de Kock, 1793-1871; French writ...
J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien (1892-1973), philologist, fantasy writer Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778), Anglican priest, author of hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ J(oseph) M(allord) W(illiam) Turner (1775-1851), Romantic landscape painter William Turner (c. 1508-1568), priest and n...
When he was 50, my husband, Nahum Gedalia, who was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1948 and had not previously shown any interest in his genealogy or family history, asked me for a family tree. Having no living family members […] ...
Some of the people below are celebrities born in Venice, while others are simply notable locals. If you're from Venice you might already know that these prominent figures are also from your hometown, but some of the names below may really surprise you. This list includes people who were ...
In 1740, Dick’s customers were described thus: Ye citizens, gentlemen, lawyers and squires,who summer and winter surround our great fires,ye quidnuncs! who frequently come into Pue’s,To live upon politicks, coffee, and news. (Gilbert v.1 174) There has long been an association ...
Fred Astaire, born as Frederick Austerlitz in 1899, emerged from Omaha, Nebraska to become one of the most influential dancers, singers, and actors of the 20th century. With an illustrious career spanning over seven decades, he has graced both the Broadway stage and silver screen with his inno...
Annette was born in New York City and, like the brothers, is Italian. In "The Venice Menace", the Venice pizza man briefly mentions Annette Funicello, along with several other celebrities of Italian descent. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[edit]...
Dr. Rothberg was born in 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.S., M.Phil, and Ph.D. in biology from Yale University. He is the first person to be named a World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer four sep...
English-born editor-in-chief of American Vogue, a position she has held since 1988. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and sunglasses, Wintour has become an important figure in much of the fashion world, widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and her support for younger designers....