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Early Life. Edgar Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809. His mother died when he was 2, and he went to live with John Allan, a successful merchant in Richmond, Virginia. Allan’s wife, who had no children of her own, raised the boy. Poe later took Allan as his middle name. At age 17 Poe enrolled at the University of Virginia.
23 de may. de 2024 · Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a post-Impressionist painter. He was born at Laval, Mayenne. He worked a variety of jobs ( saxophonist, toll collector) before beginning to paint at age 40. He was known as Le Douanier ("the customs officer"), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. From 1886 onwards, he exhibited ...
2 de may. de 2022 · The Story of Jane Goodall: A Biography Book for New Readers. Published: September 14, 2021. Jane Goodall is a celebrated scientist for her studies of chimpanzees in the forests of Africa. Before she observed chimps and helped save them from losing their home, Jane was a curious kid who loved learning about animals.
Biographies for Kids: Heroes from History. 29. Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Everything by Maira Kalman. 30. To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport. 31. The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candice Fleming. 32.
6 de nov. de 2023 · Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943), was a Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and physicist. He is best known for his part in the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. He was born in the village of Smiljan, in the part of former Austria-Hungary that is now Croatia.
Martin Luther King, Jr., led the civil rights movement in the United States. He used nonviolent, or peaceful, protest to try to get equal rights for African Americans . He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Historians see Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States , as one of the country’s greatest leaders. During the American Civil War Lincoln promised to save the Union. Known as the Great Emancipator, he also ended slavery in the United States.
