Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

George Washington Carver: (Diamond, Missouri, 12 July 1861 – Tuskegee, Alabama, 5 January 1943) was an American inventor who became best known for the many uses he devised for the peanut. Examples include peanut butter jars, a peanut radio, peanut glue and even a few electrical appliances shaped like a peanut. Carver was an agricultural… Lees verder George Washington Carver

Herman Gorter: (Wormerveer, 26 November 1864 – Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 15 September 1927). Dutch poet and council communist. He was also a co-founder of the Social Democratic Party, which later became the CPN. He is best known for his epic-length poem Mei (1889). The opening line of this poem, ‘A new spring and a new sound’, has… Lees verder Herman Gorter

Susan B. Anthony: (Adams, Massachusetts, 15 February 1820 – Rochester, New York, 13 March 1906).                                                                   American suffragist and civil rights activist. She was… Lees verder Susan B. Anthony

Charles James Fox: (London, 24 January 1749 – Chiswick, 13 September 1806). Prominent British politician of the Whig Party. He served as a Member of Parliament for 38 consecutive years and was the arch-rival of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger. He was a gifted orator but also attracted attention for his colourful private life.… Lees verder Charles James Fox

Jacob Cats: (Brouwershaven, 10 November 1577 – The Hague, 12 September 1660).   Dutch poet, jurist, and politician. Cats is also known as Father Cats, due to his common didactic poems (such as the phrase “Children are a nuisance,” said Father Cats). Commonly, a fool stands ashamed who climbs higher than is fitting for him. The… Lees verder Jacob Cats

René Descartes: Latinized Renatus Cartesius (The Hague-en-Touraine, March 31, 1596 – Stockholm, February 11, 1650) A philosopher and mathematician of French origin who lived a large part of his life in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. His approach to the problem of knowledge and the nature of the human mind played an important… Lees verder René Descartes

Sattareh Farman Farmaian: (1921–2012) Prominent Iranian social worker and advocate for women’s and children’s rights. She is widely regarded as the “mother of social work in Iran”. Born: 1921 in Shiraz, Iran. Died: 2012 in Los Angeles, USA. She introduced modern methods for social work in Iran and founded the first school for social work… Lees verder Sattareh Farman Farmaian

Dr. James Randall Tompkins: Boone and Deep Gap, North Carolina. He died on February 5 at the age of 86. He grew up in New Jersey and received his Bachelor of Arts from Mount Saint Mary’s University, his Master of Arts from Niagara University and his PhD from the Catholic University of America. He devoted… Lees verder J. R. Tompkins

Luigi Pirandello: (Agrigento, 28 June 1867 – Rome, 10 December 1936). Italian writer of poetry, plays and novels. In 1934, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. But the real cause of all our misery, this sadness of ours—do you know what it is? Democracy, my dear friend, democracy, that is to say, the… Lees verder Luigi Pirandello 

Thomas Middleton: (baptised in London, 18 April 1580 – buried at Newington Butts, 4 July 1627). An English playwright active during the reign of James I. Middleton was the son of a master mason from London. He studied at Oxford but did not graduate. Even before leaving Oxford, he had published a number of poems.… Lees verder Thomas Middleton