Julia Child

Julia Child

female, deceased (2004)
chef, television chef, Death from renal failure, Bostonculturalhistory, American, television personality
Julia Child (August 15, 1912-August 13, 2004) was a famous American cook, author, and television personality who introduced French cuisine and...
Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley

female, deceased (1784)
Congregationalist, Gambian women writer, Senegalese women writer, Bostonculturalhistory, American women writer, Massachusetts colonial…Boston culture, From Boston, African-American history
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American female writer to be published in the United States. Her book "Poems on Various Subjects" was...
Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

male, deceased (1931)
maronite, Bostonculturalhistory, Arab American, poet, artist, Maronites
Khalil Gibran (also known as Kahlil Gibran; born Gibran Khalil Gibran, Arabic: جبران خليل جبران, Syriac: ܓ̰ܒܪܢ ܚܠܝܠ ܓ̰ܒܪܢ) (January 6, 1883...
F. Holland Day

F. Holland Day

male, deceased (1933)
Bostonculturalhistory, pictorialism, artist, russian revolution, American, the prophet
Fred Holland Day (July 8, 1864 - November 12, 1933) was a noted photographer and publisher. At the turn of the century, his influence and...

David R. Godine

male
Publisher, Bostonculturalhistory, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, publishing house, Harold McGrath
David R. Godine is the founder and president of David R. Godine, Inc., a small publishing house located in Boston, Massachusetts. The company is...