Amado ,Jorge In Itabuna county, Southern Bahia, Brazil. Jorge Amado born in August 10, 1912 to Eulalia Leal Amado de Faria and Joao Amado de Faira. Jorge Amado is well known for his some thirty volumes of fiction, theater, biography, memoirs, poetry, travel literature, and children’s stories. The early Jorge. When Jorge was one year old, his father was wounded by an assanin’s bullet i

Ambrose Bierce The Life of Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Meiggs County in Ohio. His father was Marcus Aurelius and his mother was Laura Sherwood Bierce. Bierce was part of a large family. He was the tenth child born out of 13. Bierce attended one year of high school and when he was about the age of 15 he left his family. He then moved to Indiana

Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka was born on October 7, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey. His original name was not Amiri Baraka, his birth name was Everett LeRoi Jones. He originally wrote under the name LeRoi Jones His name got changed to Amiri Baraka when he converted to Islam, it then first became Imamu Amiri Baraka then he altered it. He had studied at Rutgers, Columbia, and at Howard Universit

Archimedes: Math Genius Archimedes' father was Phidias, an astronomer. We know nothing else about Phidias other than this one fact and we only know this since Archimedes gives us this information in one of his works, The Sandreckoner. A friend of Archimedes called Heracleides wrote a biography of him but sadly this work is lost. How our knowledge of Archimedes would be transformed if thi

Aristotle With the possible exception of Plato, Aristotle is the most influential philosopher in the history of logical thought. Logic into this century was basically Aristotelian logic. Aristotle dominated the study of the natural sciences until modern times. Aristotle, in some aspect, was the founder of biology; Charles Darwin considered him as the most important contributor to the sub

Giorgio Armania Giorgio Armani born July 11th ,1934 in Piacenza, Italy. Starting on the shop floor for La Rincascenta department store he soon became assistant designer for Hitman, Nino Cerruti’s men’s clothing company, then went freelance design for various companies. In 1975 with Sergio Galeotti , he founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and he created his own label of men’s and women’s read

Attila The Hun Attila the Hun (circa 406-53), king of the Huns from 433 to 453 when he died from an untimely death. One of the most feared and notorious barbarians of all time, Attila is believed to be of distant Mongol stock, and while alive ravaged much of the European continent during the 5th century AD. No one represents the unbridled fury and savagery of barbarism as much as Attila

Benito Mussolini BENITO MUSSOLINI (1883-1945), Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He centralized all power in himself as the leader “Il duce” of the Fascist party and attempted to create an Italian empire, ultimately in alliance with Hitler’s Germany. The defeat of Italian arms in World War II brought an end to his imperial dream and led to his downfall. BENITO MUSSOLINI

Ben Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Benjamin's mother was Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah. In all, Josiah would father 17 children. Josiah intended for Benjamin to enter into the clergy. However, Josiah could only afford to send his son to school for one year and clergymen needed years of sch

Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold: Patriot or traitor' In the American Revolution, Arnold played both. From his bravery at Ticonderoga to his treason at West Point, his own fort, his career was a controversial one. As an American military major general and a British military genius, Arnold had a great influence on the Revolutionary War. Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich, Cnnecticu

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 On January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born in a small house his parents had leased on Milk Street in Boston Massachusetts. He had sixteen siblings, that left the house as he grew older, but he could recollect sitting at a dinner table with at least a dozen of them, as an earliest memory.1 The period of education and apprenticeshi

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston. He was born into a family of seventeen children. His parents where Josiah and Abiah. His father Josiah was a candle and soap maker. His mother, as were most other mothers, was a common housewife. Franklin attended school for two years and at this point his father decided he could not af

Usama Bin Laden USAMA BIN LADEN WHO IS HE AND WHY HAS HE RAINED TERROR ON AMERICA' · MURDER OF U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; CONSPIRACY TO MURDER U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; ATTACK ON A FEDERAL FACILITY RESULTING IN DEATH · USAMA BIN LADEN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 7, 1998, BOMBINGS OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZA

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born April 27, 1822 at Point Pleasant Ohio in a small two-room house. Hiram attend school at Georgetown, Ohio. His family moved there when he was one and half years old. Hiram or “useless,” as other children called him, was only good in math. When Hiram was old enough h

Henry Ford Biography of Henry Ford Henry Ford was one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs in creating the automobile assembly line, it was his controversial characteristics and unorthodox approach towards administrating the Ford Motor Company which resulted in the conglomeration of one of the most successful corporations in the world. At the turn of the century ev

Archimedes Archimedes is believed to have been born in 287 B.C. in Syracuse, Sicily, and died in 212 B.C. His father was Phidias, who was an astronomer. We would know more about his life if his biography, written by his friend Hercleide, had not been lost (Archimedes of Syracuse. groups). The information we have about Archimedes’ life comes from the writings of Plutarch, Livy, and

Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Buddy Holly was born as Charles Hardin Holly. He was born September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. As a young child, Holly took lessons on the piano and the violin. However it was soon obvious that he only wanted to play the guitar. Holly’s parents continually supported him as a child to continue with his musical abilities. Not only did Holly play country songs,

Capone Capone: The Man of the Era Laurence Bergreen (1994) New York, Simon and Schuster Introduction The history of organized crime in America dates back to when some of the first settlers came to America. Though there operations were much different than conventional techniques started in the 1900’s, services offered by organizations included protection of communities, prostit

Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg: An All-American Man Carl Sandburg was best known as a poet, biographer, journalist, and platform artist (Crowder 21). Even though Sandburg is not a favorite of American poets, those who had read him know his dedication as a citizen and his sincerity for the ordinary man (Vinson 852). Sandburg was fascinated with American people and the way they spoke (Hac

Catherine Medici Catherine Medici: The Character That Determines Her Role Today Throughout the years, many women have tried to make a lasting impression on the world, but few have succeeded. However, there are some able to make an impact and break the tradition of the “women’s role” in society. These women form an immense impact on their time period and overall history. One of th

Catherine The Great She had been born Princess Sophia August Frederika on May 2, 1729 in the Baltic seaport town of Stettin, then a part of German Pomerania. Her father was an obscure German military princeling named Christian August, and her mother was Princess Joanna Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp. Her father was nominal ruler of the tiny principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, but the greater p

Celia Rees Celia Rees was born in Solihull Britain. She went to college at Warwick University where she earned a degree in history and politics. She then became a teacher and taught English in secondary schools for seventeen years. It was during this time that she began to write. Celia’s writing sprouted as a response to the pupils the was teaching. The students wanted exciting stories t

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in the year 106 BC. He was also known in English as Tully. Most of his education was received while he was under the age of twenty-one. As a child Marcus Tullius Cicero was part of a wealthy family. When he became old enough to begin his education, his father moved to Rome and Marcus Tullius Cicero received the best educations possible at the tim

Reuben Lucius Goldberg  RUBE GOLDBERG Reuben Lucius Goldberg was born in San Francisco in 1883. He went to college after his dad insisted that he go to become an engineer. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Rube went to work as an engineer for the City of San Francisco Water and Sewers Department. Rube kept drawing and after 6 months he

Ayn Rand The Thought of One Ayn Rand, the author of many inspirational novels is one of the most controversial authors of the twentieth century. She defines her self as, “I am not primaraly an advovate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows.

Princess Diana Biography FULL NAME: Diana Frances Spencer TITLE: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales BORN:July 1, 1961 at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk DIED:August 31, 1997 in Paris, France MARRIED:Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, at St Paul\'s Cathedral, London. Watched by 750 million people worldwide on television. CHILDREN:Prince William, born on June

Diana Spancer Princess Of Wales Diana Spencer Princess of Wales Prestige, compassion, betrayal, divorce, and death: These are all the words that describe the life of Diana Spencer Princess of Wales. She was a woman of tremendous beauty and compassion who was never thinking about herself, but about what she could do for others. Even though Diana had many family, marital, and emotional pr

Bejamin Franklin America has never forgotten Benjamin Franklin because of what he did. He wrote as much as he possibly could. He became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist. Today, we honor Ben Franklin as one of our Founding Fathers and as one of America's greatest citizens. Although he was born in Boston, the c

Claus Von Bulow Martha “Sunny” Crawford seemed to have it all. She inherited $75 million. She even at one time had the title as Princess when she was married to Prince Alfie. She had two children, one by Prince Alfie and one by Claus von Bulow. Sunny was very depressed. It was thought that maybe she tried to commit suicide—or it could have been murder—by her husband—Claus. “On D

Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell is of great importance in the world of communications. He is best known for his invention, the telephone. He is also known for his association with teaching the deaf and being the president of National Geographic. His background and early education had a great influence on his career. Bell was born on March 3,1847 in Edinburgh, Scotl