Soldier and statesman. Born in present-day Argentina. An officer in the Spanish army but then a major player in the battle for independence from Spain for Argentina in 1812 and Chile in 1818. He fo...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Argentina, Chile, France, Peru
Philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Netherlands.
Born in Paris. Adam Thorpe has written "Conscious of her physical plainness but 'irresistibly seductive' in conversation, her salons were the focal point for pre-revolutionary reform, and eventual...
Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 an...
Albert William John Dew was born on 10 February 1896 in Bermondsey, the eldest of the three children of William Dew (1869-1941) and Ellen Azalia Dew née Barrell (1874-1956). His father was a G.P.O....
George Jerome Dickson was born in 1894 in Battersea, London, the son of Jerome Dickson (1873-1954) and Sarah Ann Dickson née Sawyer (1867-1902). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1894 ...
William Frederick Dines was born on 10 September 1878, the youngest of the six children of Esau Dines (1842-1924) and Laura Jemima Dines née Angus (1843-1901). His birth was registered in the 4th q...
Robert Henry Charles Dixon was born on 13 October 1889 in Walworth, London, one of the five children of Robert Dixon (b.1862) and Annie Dixon née Cromwell (b. c1869). His birth was registered in th...
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