John Keats was born on the 31 October 1795 and died on the 23 February 1821. He was an English poet who is considered one of the major writers of the Romantic movement. In his brief life his work was not well received and was disdained by many periodicals of the day.
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Biography of Mark Twain
Photo by dmott9 Early Life Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835, to a Tennessee merchant, John Marshall Clemens, and Jane Lampton …
Biography of Robert Frost
Early Life Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California, to Isabelle Moodie and William Prescott Frost, Jr. Frost lived with his family in California …
Biography of Watchman Nee
Photo by faithnow22 Biography of Watchman Nee Watchman Nee was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th Century. He was one of the founding fathers of …
Biography of Emeril Lagasse
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Biography of Wanda Sykes
Photo by Chicago Man Wanda Sykes was born on March 7, 1964 in Portsmouth Virginia and grew up in Washington DC. She is an American writer, actress and stand up …
Biography of Francisco Balagtas
Biography of Francisco Balagtas Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent Filipino poet and author; he was recognized as the “Prince of Tagalog Poets” and was bestowed as an equal to William …
Biography of Benjamin Franklin
Photo by JasonLangheine Early Life Born in Boston on January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was the tenth son of a soap maker, Josiah Franklin. His mother, Abiah Folger, was the …
Biography of Maria Shriver
Photo by Thomas Wasper Early Life Maria Owings Shriver is an award winning American journalist and author, and the First Lady of California. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, as …
Biography of Jose Rizal
Photo by arnold | inuyaki Early Life Jose Rizal named Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda Quintos was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna, in the Spanish …