History
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Leopold Godowsky: The Buddha of the Piano
Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938) was a virtuoso pianist and composer known as the 'Buddha of the Piano.' He revolutionized piano technique…
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Carl Sagan: Astronomer and Science Communicator
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) was an American astronomer and science communicator who created Cosmos and won the Pulitzer Prize for The…
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Greta Garbo: Hollywood’s Silent-Era Icon
Greta Garbo (1905–1990) was a Swedish-American actress ranked among cinema's greatest. Known for melancholic roles in silent and golden-age Hollywood…
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Jimi Hendrix: Guitar Pioneer and Rock Legend
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was an American guitarist and rock pioneer regarded as one of the greatest instrumentalists in music history.
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Paul Klee: Pioneer of Modern Color and Form
Paul Klee (1879–1940) was a Swiss-born German artist and Bauhaus theorist whose writings on color and form revolutionized modern art…
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Oswald Chambers: Scottish Baptist evangelist and devotional author
Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) was a Scottish Baptist evangelist and teacher best known for the daily devotional My Utmost for His…
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Eduard Hanslick: Austria’s Influential Music Critic
Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904) was an Austrian music critic and aesthetician whose treatise On the Musically Beautiful shaped music criticism. He…
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Vittorio Cottafavi: Italian Director of 70 Films
Vittorio Cottafavi (1914–1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who directed 70 films. His work Il diavolo sulle colline…
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Otis Redding: The King of Soul
Otis Redding (1941–1967) was an American soul singer and songwriter, known as the King of Soul. His influential vocal style…
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Christiaan Eijkman: Pioneer of Vitamin Discovery
Christiaan Eijkman (1858–1930) was a Dutch physician whose discovery that beriberi was caused by poor diet led to the discovery…
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Tony Benn: Labour’s Left-Wing Conscience
Tony Benn (1925–2014) was a British Labour politician and Cabinet minister who became a leading voice of the party's left…
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Yousuf Karsh: Portrait Photographer of the 20th Century
Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) was an Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer regarded as one of the greatest of the 20th century, famous for…
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Rupert Brooke: English Poet of War and Beauty
Rupert Brooke (1887–1915) was an English poet famous for idealistic First World War sonnets like 'The Soldier.' Learn about his…
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Stendhal: Pioneer of Psychological Realism
Stendhal (1783–1842) was a French writer and pioneer of realism, best known for The Red and the Black and The…
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Peter Lorre: Master of Sinister Characters
Peter Lorre (1904–1964) was a Hungarian-American actor famous for sinister roles in M, Casablanca, and The Maltese Falcon. A master…
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