24 July
-
Britton Chance: Pioneer of Biomedical Photonics
Britton Chance (1913–2010) was an American biochemist and biophysicist who founded biomedical photonics and won an Olympic gold medal in…
Read More » -
Frances Oldham Kelsey: The Pharmacologist Who Stopped Thalidomide
Frances Oldham Kelsey was a Canadian-American pharmacologist who prevented thalidomide approval at the FDA, stopping a birth defect crisis. Kennedy…
Read More » -
Ed Mirvish: Toronto’s Discount Store Pioneer
Ed Mirvish (1914–2007) was a Toronto businessman who founded Honest Ed's, a landmark discount store, and championed live theatre in…
Read More » -
Alan Waddell: Sydney’s Dedicated Street Walker
Alan Waddell (1914–2008) was an Australian walker who walked every street in 284 Sydney suburbs, covering 5,000 km and gaining…
Read More » -
Robert Farnon: Master Arranger and Composer
Robert Farnon (1917–2005) was a Canadian composer and arranger recognised as the finest orchestrator of his era, winning four Ivor…
Read More » -
Jack Moroney: Australian Opening Batsman
Jack Moroney (1917–1999) was an Australian Test cricketer and opening batsman who played seven matches from 1949 to 1951, scoring…
Read More » -
Ruggiero Ricci: Master of Paganini’s Caprices
Ruggiero Ricci (1918–2012) was an American violinist famous for the first complete recording of Paganini's 24 Caprices in their original…
Read More » -
Robert Marsden Hope: Judge and Royal Commissioner
Robert Marsden Hope (1919–1999) was an Australian judge and Royal Commissioner who shaped intelligence policy through three major inquiries, most…
Read More » -
Kenneth S. Kleinknecht: NASA’s Mission Manager
Kenneth S. Kleinknecht (1919–2007) was a NASA manager who oversaw Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and Spacelab programs.
Read More » -
John Winkin: Maine Baseball’s Legendary Coach
John Winkin (1919–2014) was an American baseball coach who led Maine to six College World Series berths and finished with…
Read More » -
Bella Abzug: Lawyer, Activist, Congressional Pioneer
Bella Abzug (1920–1998) was an American lawyer and pioneering congresswoman who co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus and introduced the…
Read More » -
Constance Dowling: Model and Actress of Golden Hollywood
Constance Dowling (1920–1969) was an American model and actress who starred in 1940s–50s films for Samuel Goldwyn and other studios…
Read More » -
Giuseppe Di Stefano: The Golden Voice of Opera
Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921–2008) was an Italian operatic tenor known as the 'Golden Voice.' He inspired Pavarotti and Carreras and…
Read More » -
Madeleine Ferron: Quebec’s Literary Voice
Madeleine Ferron (1922–2010) was a Canadian novelist and writer from Quebec who explored complex emotions in her literary characters and…
Read More » -
Wilfred Josephs: English Composer and Dentist
Wilfred Josephs (1927–1997) was an English composer who won the Milan and La Scala competition for his Requiem and scored…
Read More »
