Category: Brief histories of famous people across the world and ages

By Tim Lambert Alexander Fleming was the man who discovered penicillin. He was born in Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland on 6 August 1881. He went to Kilmarnock Academy. However, Alexander Fleming moved to London. He worked as a shipping clerk for a time then when a relative left him some money he went to study medicine… Continue reading A Biography of Alexander Fleming

By Tim Lambert The Early Life of James Cook Captain James Cook was a famous explorer of the 18th century. He was born on 7 November 1728 in Marton, Yorkshire. His father was a farm foreman. James went to Postgate School. When he was 17 Cook went to work in a shop in the village… Continue reading A Biography of Captain James Cook

By Tim Lambert His Early Life The great poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on 4 August 1792 at Field Place near n in Sussex, England. His father was an MP, Sir Timothy Shelley and his mother was called Elizabeth. Percy was the oldest of six children. He had a brother and four sisters. In… Continue reading A Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley

By Tim Lambert His Early Life Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. His parents were Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. They had 3 children, Sarah, Abraham, and Thomas. However, Thomas died in infancy. When Abraham was 7 his father moved to southwestern Indiana. However, his mother died in… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Abraham Lincoln

By Tim Lambert His Early Life Adam Smith was a great philosopher and economist of the 18th century. He was one of the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. Adam Smith is sometimes called the father of economics. Adam Smith was born in 1723 at Kirkcaldy in Scotland. (His exact date of birth is not… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Adam Smith

By Tim Lambert Her Early Life Agatha Christie was a great crime writer of the 20th century. She was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller on 13 September 1890 in Torquay, Devon, England. Her father was named Alvan Miller and her mother was called Clarissa Margaret. The family was well off. Sadly when Agatha was 11… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Agatha Christie

By Tim Lambert Alexander Graham Bell was the man who invented the telephone. He was born in Edinburgh on 3 March 1847. Bell’s father taught elocution and Alexander was expected to follow. He was educated at Edinburgh High School, Edinburgh University, and the University of London. Afterward, he taught elocution and music. Then in 1870,… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Alexander Graham Bell

By Tim Lambert Anne Askew was a Protestant martyr of the 16th century. In 1534 Henry VIII made himself head of the Church in England. However, King Henry kept the old Catholic doctrines mostly intact. He had little sympathy for Protestant beliefs. So during his reign, Protestants were persecuted. Anne Askew was born in 1521… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Anne Askew

By Tim Lambert We are not sure exactly when Anne Boleyn was born, but it was probably around 1501. She was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn and his wife Elizabeth. She had a brother George and a sister Mary. Anne grew up in Hever Castle in Kent but in 1513 she was sent to the… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Anne Boleyn

By Tim Lambert Helen Beatrix Potter was a famous author of the early 20th century. Beatrix was born in South Kensington, London on 28 July 1866. Her father, Rupert Potter was a lawyer. Since her mother was also called Helen she was called by her middle name, Beatrix. She had one brother who was 6… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Beatrix Potter