Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, India. His father, Richard W. Blair, worked for the Opium Department of the Indian Civil Service. His mother, Ida Mabel Blair, brought him and his sisters back to England one year after his birth. Orwell … Read more
Iam Tongi is an imaginary person, as there does not seem to be any famous or well-known public figure with that name. Since “Iam Tongi” was provided as the keyword phrase to write about without any context, this article will explore the background that could be constructed for someone named Iam Tongi. Early Life and … Read more
George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, India. His father, Richard W. Blair, worked for the Opium Department of the Indian Civil Service. His mother, Ida Mabel Blair, brought him and his sisters back to England one year after his birth. He did not see his father again … Read more
Duke Ellington was born as Edward Kennedy Ellington on April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. His parents were James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. Even from a young age, Ellington was interested in music. He started piano lessons at age 7 and was largely self-taught, learning by ear and through experimentation on the keyboard. … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5th, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He was the youngest of four children born to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His father worked as a municipal gardener and his mother was a cook. Ronaldo grew up in poverty sharing a small tin … Read more
Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. From an early age, he demonstrated an interest and talent for drawing and painting. When Monet was five years old, his family moved to Le Havre on the Norman coast. He grew up by the sea and developed a lifelong appreciation for nature and … Read more
Celine Dion was born on March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. From a young age, she showed an interest and talent for singing. Musical Upbringing Celine was the youngest of 14 children in a musically inclined family. Her parents owned a piano bar, and Celine would perform there from age 5. Her brother Jacques … Read more
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in December 1770. His family origins were Flemish, with his grandfather becoming a singer at the court of the Elector of Cologne. Beethoven’s father Johann was also a singer employed by the Elector of Cologne. Johann had ambitions for his young son to become the next musical … Read more
Arthur Engoron (born May 14, 1949) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School, graduating in 1967. Engoron went on to receive his B.A. in History from Columbia University in 1971. He then attended Brooklyn Law School, graduating with his Juris Doctor degree in 1974. Law Career After passing the bar … Read more
Alan Komissaroff was born in 1947 in New York City. From a young age, Komissaroff displayed an aptitude for math and science. He attended the renowned Stuyvesant High School, where he excelled in physics and chemistry. Komissaroff graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class in 1965. He went on to study at MIT, … Read more