Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets — (1779 ndash;81) was a work by Samuel Johnson, comprising short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. It is arranged, approximately, by date of death. Six of the Lives have been singled… … Wikipedia
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers — ( el. Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων) is a biography of the Greek philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius, written in Greek, perhaps in the first half of the third century AD. It professes to give an account of the lives and sayings of … Wikipedia
Eminent Victorians — is a book by Lytton Strachey (the oldest member of the Bloomsbury Group), first published in 1918 and consisting of biographies of four leading figures from the Victorian era. Its fame rests on the irreverence and wit Strachey brought to bear on… … Wikipedia
Eminent Victorians — [Eminent Victorians] a book (1918) by Lytton Strachey about the lives of four famous ↑Victorians. It was important because, with his other books, it changed the art of ↑biography, by giving real opinions instead of simply praise … Useful english dictionary
Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men — The Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men were five volumes of Dionysius Lardner’s 133 volume Cabinet Cyclopaedia (1829 ndash;46). Aimed at the self educating middle class, this encyclopedia was written during the nineteenth… … Wikipedia
Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men — Vies des hommes de lettres et de science les plus éminents Page de titre du second volume de Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of France (1838) L ouvrage Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men (Vies des hommes… … Wikipédia en Français
Eminent Victorians — a book (1918) by Lytton Strachey about the lives of four famous Victorians. It was important because, with his other books, it changed the art of biography, by giving real opinions instead of simply praise. * * * … Universalium
Maurice Wilkins — Born 15 December 1916(191 … Wikipedia
William Lawrence Bragg — Infobox Scientist name = William Lawrence Bragg image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1890|3|31|df=y birth place = North Adelaide, South Australia death date = Death date and age|1971|7|1|1890|3|31|df=yes death place = Ipswich, Suffolk … Wikipedia
Raymond Gosling — (born 1926) is a distinguished scientist who worked with both Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin at King s College London in deducing the structure of DNA, under the direction of Sir John Randall.Early yearsHe was born in 1926 and attended… … Wikipedia
