Hippolyte Taine

Hippolyte Taine

male, deceased (1893)
1911EncyclopediaBritannica, bourget, Member of the Académie française, Alumni of the École Normale Supérieure, French, zola
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (April 21, 1828 - March 5, 1893) was a French critic and historian. He was the chief theoretical influence of French...
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

male, deceased (1795)
Student of Johann Sebastian Bach, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, 1911EncyclopediaBritannica, herder, sonata, Bach family…encyclopedia britannica
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, the ninth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes referred to as the "Bückeburg Bach". He is not to be confused w...
Donald Francis Tovey

Donald Francis Tovey

male, deceased (1940)
Scottish, Piano Concerto, composer, writer, pianist, university of edinburgh…1911EncyclopediaBritannica
Sir Donald Francis Tovey (July 17, 1875 - July 10, 1940) was a British musical analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer and pianist. He is...
Henry Martyn Baird

Henry Martyn Baird

male, deceased (1906)
Huguenot, Presbyterian, The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre, The Life of the Rev. Robert Baird, D.D, 1911EncyclopediaBritannica, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Henry Martyn Baird (1832-1906), American historian and educationalist, was a son of Robert Baird (1798-1863), a Presbyterian preacher and author...
Shalmaneser V

Shalmaneser V

male
king, Ululayu, Shalmaneser, Shulmanu-asharid, King of Assyria, Ten Lost Tribes…1911EncyclopediaBritannica
Shalmaneser V (Akkadian: "Shulmanu-asharid") was king of Assyria from 727 to 722 BC. He first appears as governor of Zimirra in Phoenicia in the...
Edward Foss

Edward Foss

male, deceased (1870)
English solicitor, British, Legal writer, solicitor, English, lawyer…1911EncyclopediaBritannica
Edward Foss (October 16, 1787 - July 27, 1870) was an English lawyer and biographer. He was born in London. He became a solicitor, and on his...
Leonardo Vinci

Leonardo Vinci

male, deceased (1730)
Le Zite 'n Galera, Italian opera composer, opera buffa, opera seria, comic opera, opera…1911EncyclopediaBritannica
Leonardo Vinci, not to be confused with Leonardo da Vinci, was an Italian musical composer, best known for his operas. He was born at Strongoli (or...
Edward Baines

Edward Baines

male, deceased (1848)
From preston, preston, mercury, Nonconformist, 1911EncyclopediaBritannica, Walton-Le-Dale
Edward Baines (1774 - August 3 1848), English newspaper-proprietor and politician, was born in 1774 at Walton-le-Dale, near Preston, Lancashire. He...

Álvaro de Luna

male, deceased (1453)
"contino", of Santiago, Peñíscola, Peter the Cruel of Castile, Pedro of Castile, Constable of Castile…Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911EncyclopediaBritannica, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Álvaro de Luna y Jarana, Constable of Castile, Grand Master of the military order of Santiago, and favorite of King John II of Castile. He was b...
Demetrius I Soter

Demetrius I Soter

male
Jewish, Ariarathes, Ariarathes V of Cappadocia, Capadoccia, satrap, Seleucid ruler…1911EncyclopediaBritannica
Demetrius I (r. 162 BC - 150 BC), surnamed Soter, was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He had been sent to Rome as a hostage during the...