Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: “great-souled”, “venerable”), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world. Born and
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS 30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913 known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He coined the terms “Paleolithic” and “Neolithic” to denote the Old and
Severe acute respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus (SARSr-CoV or SARS-CoV) is a species of coronavirus that infects humans, bats and certain other mammals. It is an enveloped positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that enters its host cell by binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. It is a member of the genus Betacoronavirus and subgenus Sarbecovirus. Two strains of the virus have caused outbreaks of severe respiratory diseases in humans: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), which caused the 2002–2004 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),
John Leland or Leyland 13 September, c. 1503 – 18 April 1552 was an English poet and antiquary. Leland has been described as “the father of English local history and bibliography”. His Itinerary provided a unique source of observations and raw materials for many subsequent antiquaries, and introduced the county as the basic unit for studying the local history of England, an idea that has
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced “juice world”; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. His song “Lucid Dreams” has been played on the music streaming platform Spotify over one billion times and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. “Lucid Dreams”, along with his earlier
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE, FBA, FSA 5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978 was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century. She was Principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973 and studied herself at Somerville
Philip Harding DL FSA born 25 January 1950 is a British field archaeologist. He became a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. Harding trained on various excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966; he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. Contents 1Life and career 1.1Early life 1.2Career 1.2.1Awards 1.2.2Television 2References 3External
Canon William Greenwell, FRS FSA JP 23 March 1820 – 27 January 1918 was an English archaeologist and Church of England vicar. Contents 1Early life 2Archaeology 3Career 4Personal 5Works 6See also 7References 8External links Early life William Greenwell was born 23 March 1820 at the estate known as Greenwell Ford near Lanchester, County Durham, England. He was the eldest son of William
Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA 5 May 1892 – 18 December 1968 was an English archaeologist who specialised in the Palaeolithic period. She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1939 to 1952, and was the first woman to hold an Oxbridge chair. Contents 1Early life and education 2Career 2.1Later life 2.2Awards and recognition 3See also
Sir Cyril Fred Fox Kt FSA FBA MRIA 16 December 1882 – 15 January 1967 was an English archaeologist. Fox became keeper of archaeology at the National Museum of Wales from 1926 to 1948. Along with his wife, Aileen Fox, he surveyed and excavated several prehistoric monuments in Wales. Sir Cyril and Lady Fox had three sons. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3References 4External links