BlogHide Resteemsdahamsa (32)in amedio • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scientists - 06 - Amedio Avogadro (1776-1856)Amedio Avogadro the Italian physicist was born in Turin, Italy on the 9th June 1776. His father was a famous lawyer there. He persuaded his son Amedio to study law. Fulfilling the dad’s wish; the…dahamsa (32)in henri • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scientists - 05 - Henri Antoine Becquerel (1852-1908)Becquerel was born in 1852 in the famous town Versailles, close to Paris, the capital of France. He had his early education in Versailles and then entered the University of Paris for tertiary…dahamsa (32)in antoine • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scientists - 04 - Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794)Antoine Lavoisier the French chemist who founded modern chemistry was born on the 26th August 1743 in a small town, France. After having his early education from a school in his native town, he…dahamsa (32)in sir • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scientists - 03 - Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)Sir Isaac Newton was born on the 25th December 1642, in the village Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His father was a landowner-farmer. It is reported that he died a month or two before Isaac was…dahamsa (32)in archimedes • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scientists - 02 - Archimedes (287 – 212 B. C.)Archimedes the famous Greek scientist was born at Syracuse in Sicily in 287 B. C. His father was an astronomer, and his mother too was a woman with a good education. Young Archimedes received…dahamsa (32)in pythagoras • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scientists - 01 - Pythagoras (567 – 497 B. C.)Pythagoras the Greek mathematician was born in 567 B. C. in the island of Samos, Greece. From his childhood he had been a very inquisitive and observant person. He was tutored by famous scholars…dahamsa (32)in thoma • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 10 - T. S. Eliot (1888-1969)Thomas Stearns Eliot the most influential pioneer among the modern poets was born in St Louis, Missouri, U. S. A. His grandfather had founded Washington University. His parents were strict…dahamsa (32)in thomas • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 09 - Thomas Gray (1716-1771)Thomas Gray who secured a distinctive place in 18th century English literature, primarily because of one poem ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’, was born in London, in 1716. His father was a…dahamsa (32)in william • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 08 - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)William Wordsworth the great Romantic English poet was born in England’s Lake District, the most beautiful region of the country. His father was a landed farmer. His mother died when he was eight.…dahamsa (32)in john • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 07 - John Milton (1608-1674)John Milton the most outstanding English poet of the seventeenth century was born in 1608, in London, England. He had his basic education at St Paul’s School, London and higher education at the…dahamsa (32)in william • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 06 - William Shakespeare (1564-1616)William Shakespeare was born on the 23rd April 1564, in the small town of Stratford – on – Avon, England. His father was a prosperous glove maker who held several positions in the town government.…dahamsa (32)in geoffrey • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 05 - Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)Geoffrey Chaucer one of the greatest English poets was born in London, England, in the year of 1343. His father was a wealthy wine merchant in the famous city. Chaucer had the good fortune to…dahamsa (32)in dante • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 04 - Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)Born in Florence Dante Alighieri received a traditional medieval education in the city of Florence, Italy. Then he entered the University of Bologna and spent few years there studying copiously.…dahamsa (32)in virgil • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 03 - Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 B. C.)Virgil the great Roman Poet was born in Andes, Mantua, Italy, on the 15th October 70 B. C. He studied at Cremona, Mediolanum, (present Milan) and Rome, Italy, with the idea of becoming a lawyer.…dahamsa (32)in aesop • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 02 - Aesop (620-560 B. C.)According to tradition the Greek fabulist Aesop of the 6th century B. C. was a slave much below the usual size of a grown up man. Samos, an island in the Aegean Sea, claims the honour of being his…dahamsa (32)in homer • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poets - 01 - Homer (850 B. C.)Long before written literature evolved, myths, legends, customs, fables and history were preserved orally by professional traveling storytellers. Out of the multitude of unknown storytellers…dahamsa (32)in samuel • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Playwrights / Dramatists - 05 - Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)Samuel Beckett the most influential dramatist of the 20th century, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1906. After basic education in two public schools in Dublin, he attended the famous Trinity…dahamsa (32)in george • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Playwrights / Dramatists - 04 - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)George Bernard Shaw who ranks next to William Shakespeare among English playwrights was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1856. From his mother a talented singer, he had learned much about music. (This…dahamsa (32)in euripides • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Playwrights / Dramatists - 03 - Euripides (480-406 B. C.)The Athenian dramatic poet; with Aeschylus and Sophocles, one of the great triad of Greek tragic writers. He was born on the Greek island of Salamis, on the very day of the great battle and victory…dahamsa (32)in aeschylus • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Playwrights / Dramatists - 02 - Aeschylus (525-490 B. C.)Aeschylus the great Athenian tragic dramatist was born at Eleusis, Athens, in 525 B. C. His father was Euphorian, a member of a family of nobles. In 490 B. C. he participated in the battle of…
