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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: 1789 Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography: 1790 Mary Robinson: Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson, Written by Herself: 1801 Shen Fu: Six Records of a Floating Life: 1808 William Cowper: Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper, Esq., Written by Himself: 1816 Harriette Wilson: Memoirs of ...
OCLC. 644066940. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human ...
The famous image of Einstein taken by International News photographer Arthur Sasse in 1951. Einstein became one of the most famous scientific celebrities after the confirmation of his general theory of relativity in 1919. [320] [321] [322] Although most of the public had little understanding of his work, he was widely recognized and admired.
Time logo. Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century is a compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people, published in Time magazine across five issues in 1998 and 1999. The idea for such a list started on February 1, 1998, with a debate at a symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam. The panel participants were former CBS Evening ...
Biographies of Karl Marx. Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier to a middle-class family, he later studied political economy and Hegelian philosophy. For a general review of Karl Marx biographies, see the article "Two Centuries of Karl ...
An Autobiography. 1936. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The Story of My Experiments with Truth. 1940s. Paramahansa Yogananda. Autobiography of a Yogi. 1946. Rajendra Prasad, first president.
Giovanni Boccaccio. Giovanni Boccaccio ( UK: / bəˈkætʃioʊ /, US: / boʊˈkɑːtʃ ( i) oʊ, bə -/, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni bokˈkattʃo]; 16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) [ nb 1] was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer ...
At the time, Anne Morrow was a shy 21-year-old senior at Smith College. Lindbergh was a famous aviator whose solo flight across the Atlantic made him a hero of immense proportions. [9] The sight of the boyish aviator, who was staying with the Morrows, tugged at Morrow's heartstrings. She would write in her diary: