History
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Demetrius Poliorcetes: Master of Siege Warfare
Demetrius Poliorcetes (337–283 BC): Macedonian king and master of siege warfare who revolutionized military engineering and tactics in the Hellenistic…
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Edith Evans: The Voice of English Theatre
Edith Evans (1888–1976) was an English actress best known for her 60-year West End career and iconic roles including Lady…
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Max Reinhardt: Pioneer of Modern Theatre Direction
Max Reinhardt (1873–1943) was an Austrian theatre director and pioneer of Expressionism who founded the Salzburg Festival and directed groundbreaking…
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Oswald Avery: Pioneer of Molecular Biology
Oswald Avery (1877–1955) was a Canadian-American physician whose 1944 experiment proved DNA is the material of genes. A pioneer in…
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Frankie Ford: The Voice Behind ‘Sea Cruise’
Frankie Ford (1939–2015) was an American rock and roll singer best known for his 1959 hit 'Sea Cruise', a million-selling…
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Bobby Short: Master of the Great American Song
Bobby Short (1924–2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist who became the definitive interpreter of the Great American Song,…
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Bruce Chatwin: Travel Writer and Storyteller
Bruce Chatwin (1940–1989) was an English travel writer and novelist who revived the travel writing genre. Winner of the James…
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Richard Wurmbrand: Priest and Martyr for Faith
Richard Wurmbrand (1909–2001) was a Romanian Lutheran priest who endured 14 years of torture under Communist rule, then founded Voice…
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Clarence Saunders: Pioneer of the Self-Service Grocery Store
Clarence Saunders (1881–1953) was an American grocer who invented the self-service grocery store, founding Piggly Wiggly in 1916 and transforming…
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Walter Pidgeon: Golden Age Leading Man
Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984) was a Canadian-American actor and major leading man of Hollywood's Golden Age, earning two Academy Award nominations.
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Wilfred Owen: War Poet of Unflinching Truth
Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was an English poet and soldier whose unflinching war poetry exposed the horrors of trench warfare and…
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John F. Kennedy Jr.: Publisher and Son of a President
John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960–1999) was an American publisher, attorney, and businessman who founded George magazine. Son of President JFK.
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Josef Mengele: The Nazi Doctor of Auschwitz
Josef Mengele (1911–1979) was a Nazi physician and 'Angel of Death' who conducted lethal experiments on Auschwitz prisoners during the…
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Tupac Shakur: West Coast Hip-Hop’s Revolutionary Voice
Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) was an influential American rapper and actor who sold 75+ million records and shaped West Coast hip-hop…
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Walter Reed: Yellow Fever and Modern Epidemiology
Walter Reed (1851–1902) was a U.S. Army physician who proved yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, founding modern epidemiology and…
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