Maria Feodorovna was the wife of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. Through this marriage, she was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894. Before getting married, she was Princess Dagmar of Denmark. Her parents were Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. She was extremely beautiful as a young wom ...
February 28, 1929 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada Architect Over the years many adjectives have been used to describe Frank Gehry’s creations, including edgy, forward-looking, astonishing, and weird. Anything but ordinary, Gehry challenged the mainstream in the 1970s and 1980s when he used everyday materials such as cardboard to make ...
Author, designer Deborah Gregory had already achieved success in several careers, including working as a fashion model, entertainer, and magazine columnist, when she was approached in 1999 by Disney to create a series of books aimed at young African American girls. Because of her flamboyant personality and her flair for words, Greg ...
Name: Robert Ellis Date of birth: 1808 Date of death: 1881 Spouse : Jane Ellis (née Evans) Parent: Jane Evans (née Williams) Parent: Ellis Evans Gender: Male Occupation: Calvinistic Methodist minister Area of activity: Religion Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins Born 12 December 1808 at Celyn Isaf, Lla ...
Name: William Morgan Date of birth: 1801 Date of death: 1872 Gender : Male Occupation: Baptist minister Area of activity: Religion Author: William Joseph Rhys Born early in 1801 near Newport, Pembrokeshire. He was originally an Independent but, about 1818, when he was working for W. Griffiths, minister of Tabor, Dina ...
Name: Morgan Evans Pseudonym: Cynllo Maesyfed , Cynllo Maelienydd Date of birth: 1777? Date of death: 1843 Parent: Mary Evans Parent: David Evans Gender: Male Occupation: cleric and poet Area of activity: Poetry; Religion Author: Rhiannon Francis Roberts Born in the parish of Llanrhystyd, Cardiganshire, possibly a ...
Name: Richard Lloyd Date of birth: 1771 Date of death: 1834 Parent : Jane Lloyd (née Prichard) Parent: William Lloyd Gender: Male Occupation: Calvinistic Methodist minister Area of activity: Religion Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins Born at Nantdaenog, Llantrisant, Anglesey, sixth child of William Lloyd and h ...
Name: Evan Lloyd Date of birth: 1734 Date of death: 1776 Parent: Bridget Lloyd (née Bevan) Parent: John Lloyd Gender: Male Occupation: cleric and writer Area of activity: Literature and Writing; Religion Author: Cecil John Layton Price Born 15 April 1734, second son of John Lloyd and Bridget Bevan of Frondde ...
