Pierre Balmain (1914)
Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as…
Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as…
Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, KG was a favourite and court companion of King Richard II of England. He was the ninth Earl of Oxford and the first Duke of Ireland and the only Marquess of Dublin.
Christina Hambley Brown, Lady Evans, is a British and American journalist, magazine editor, columnist, broadcaster, and author. She is the former editor in chief of Tatler (1979–1982), Vanity Fair…
English mathematician and writer, known for her work on the Analytical Engine designed by Charles Babbage. She is often regarded as the first computer programmer for her notes on the machine.
English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His works include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth.
Michael York, OBE is a British film, television, and stage actor. After performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli’s…
Nathaniel Tarn was a French-American poet, essayist, anthropologist, and translator. He was born Edward Michael Mendelson in Paris, France, to a French-Romanian mother and a British-Lithuanian father.