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Hagiography. A hagiography ( / ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi /; from Ancient Greek ἅγιος, hagios 'holy' and -γραφία, -graphia 'writing') [ 1] is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a preacher, priest, founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's ...
Literary biography. A literary biography is the biographical exploration of individuals' lives merging historical facts with the conventions of narrative. [ 1] Biographies about artists and writers are sometimes some of the most complicated forms of biography. [ 2] Not only does the author of the biography have to write about the subject of the ...
Biography. A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae ( résumé ), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various ...
Spiritual autobiography is an account of an author's struggle or journey towards God, followed by conversion a religious conversion, often interrupted by moments of regression. The author re-frames their life as a demonstration of divine intention through encounters with the Divine. The earliest example of a spiritual autobiography is Augustine ...
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [ O.S. January 6, 1705] [ Note 1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. [ 1] Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the ...
Dictionary of National Biography. The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online, with 50,113 biographical articles covering 54,922 lives.
Dean of Westminster (1856–1864) Alma mater. Trinity College, Cambridge. Signature. Richard Chenevix Trench circa 1860. Richard Chenevix Trench (9 September 1807 – 28 March 1886) was an Anglican archbishop and poet.
6. Texas Tragedy: The Story of Priscilla Davis: A True Story of Money, Murder and Survival by Greg Brown. Priscilla Davis' oil heir second husband shot and killed her daughter and her boyfriend ...