Biographies: Lives That Shaped the Age

Akbar, the GreatAkbar, also known as Akbar the Great, was one of the most Alexander I, born on December 23, 1777, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Alexander I (1777-1825)Alexander I, born on December 23, 1777, in Saint Alexander II (1818-1881)Alexander II, the son of Tsar Nicholas I, ascended to the Bach, Johann SebastianJohann Sebastian Bach, born on March 31, 1685, in Eisenach, Bacon, FrancisFrancis Bacon, born on January 22, 1561, in London, Balboa, Vasco NunezVasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and Beethoven, Ludwig vanLudwig van Beethoven, born in December 1770 in Bonn, Bell, Alexander GrahamAlexander Graham Bell, born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Bismark, Prince Otto Edward Leopold vonOtto von Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815, to a noble Bolivar, SimonSimón Bolívar, often referred to as "El Bonaparte, NapoleonNapoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica in 1769. He received Brahms, JohannesJohannes Brahms, born on May 7, 1833, in Hamburg, Germany, Calvin, JohnJohn Calvin was a pivotal figure in the Protestant Catherine II (1729-1796)Charles II, born on May 29, 1630, was the son of Charles I Catherine II (1729-1796)Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was one of Columbus, ChristopherChristopher Columbus, born between August 25 and October Corazon Aquinowas born Mari Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco on January 25, Cortes, HernandoHernando Cortés, also known as Hernán Cortés, was a Spanish Cromwell, OliverOliver Cromwell, born in 1599, was a pivotal English Darwin, CharlesCharles Darwin, born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, Dickens, CharlesCharles Dickens, born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, Disraeli, BenjaminBenjamin Disraeli, born on December 21, 1804, in London, Drake, Sir FrancisSir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 1596) was an English sea Edison, ThomasThomas Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in Elizabeth I (1533-1603)Elizabeth I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Erasmus, DesideriusDesiderius Erasmus, often known simply as Erasmus, was a

Madison, JamesMadison was born at the home of his maternal grandparents Maria, TheresaMaria Theresa of Austria, born on May 13, 1717, was one of Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, became Mary, Queen of Scots, was born into a turbulent world of political and Mehemet, AliBorn in the late 18th century in what is now Albania, Metternich, Prince Clemens Lothar WenzelPrince Clemens Lothar Wenzel Metternich (1773-1859) Michelangelodi Lodovico Buonarroti (1475-1564) Mill, John StuartJohn Stuart Mill, born on May 20, 1806, in London, was one More, Saint ThomasSir Thomas More was born on February 7, 1478, in London, Morse, SamuelMorse began his formal education at Phillips Academy in Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on January 27, 1756, in MutsuhitoEmperor Mutsuhito, known posthumously as Emperor Meiji, is Nelson, HoratioAdmiral Horatio Nelson, a celebrated naval commander, is Newton, Sir IsaacA brilliant mathematician and scientist, Newton developed Pasteur, LouisAcclaimed chemist Pasteur is regarded as the father of Peter IPeter the Great, born in 1672, became czar of Russia upon Peter I "The Great" (1672-1725)Peter the Great, born in 1672, became czar of Russia upon Pitt, WilliamWilliam Pitt the Younger became Britain’s youngest Prime Pizarro, FranciscoFrancisco Pizarro, born around 1475 in Trujillo, Spain, Rhodes, Cecil JohnFrancisco Pizarro González, born around 1475 in Trujillo, Rousseau, Jean JacquesJean-Jacques Rousseau, born on June 28, 1712, in Geneva,