Italian statistician who taught courses in statistics, biometry, and demography at Bocconi University of Milan, and then at the University of Rome as Emeritus Professor.…
Jean Shinoda Bolen: A Trailblazer in Archetypal Psychology and Spirituality Jean Shinoda Bolen, born on June 29, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, is a renowned…
American dancer, choreographer, ballet director, 2nd child. He died from complications related to a stroke on 12 October 2006. Link to Wikipedia biography
Italian director, actor and journalist. Bolchi, who graduated in literature, made his debut as an actor in the “Guf” theater in Trieste, an experience that…
American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Arizona State University and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in…
Costa Rican footballer, dentist and diplomat. He played professionally in the First Division of Costa Rica and in the First Division of Chile. In addition,…
Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Ladies’ Home Journal for 30 years (1889-1919). Bok is credited with coining the…
Spanish-born American businesswoman, entrepreneur, speaker and philanthropist who in 2009 founded BBALP (Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project), a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City.…
Italian lawyer and editor, a widower. He was much engaged in philately (stamp collecting). The memorial stamp shows him on the left, with his father…
British rock musician, guitarist and vocalist, founder of “T-Rex” in late 1967. Boland signed his first record contract in 1965 and was a solo artist…
Eavan Boland: A Journey Through Poetry and Human Design Eavan Boland, born on September 24, 1944, in Dublin, Ireland, is celebrated as one of the…
French Catholic priest, who served as Bishop of Annecy. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Spanish photographer who presented photographs that played a role in the conviction of Nazi war criminals. As a Spanish republican he was exiled in France…
Bart Jan Bok Biography Bart Jan Bok: A Visionary in Astronomy Bart Jan Bok, a renowned Dutch-American astronomer, carved a significant niche in the realm…
French supercentenarian, formerly a painter and decorator, he is recognized as the oldest man in France, succeeding Marcel Meys (who died on 15 December 2021).…
French lawyer. He died on 3 January 1978.
Italian poet, journalist, novelist, librettist and composer, best known today for his libretti, especially those for Giuseppe Verdi’s operas Otello and Falstaff, and his own…
Yves Boisset: A Masterful Visionary in French Cinema Yves Boisset, born on March 14, 1939, in the picturesque 5th Arrondissement of Paris, France, is a…
French classical scholar, and secretary of the Académie française. He specialized in epigraphy, and at the age of twenty-three became a professor of rhetoric at…
French general, Free French, Compagnon de la Libération, Army chief of staff (1971–1975) and son-in-law of general Charles de Gaulle. He died on 5 April…
French economist and journalist. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French accordionist. He died in 2002. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French lawyer, attorney general.
French fencer who won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1984 Summer…
French politician, Secretary of State for the Disabled, 2002-2004. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French actor. Link to Wikipedia biography
French Catholic priest, who served as Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China, from 11 April 1946 to 1983. He died on 13 February 1998.
French Catholic bishop emeritus, former auxiliary bishop of Reims, in residence at Charleville-Mezieres 2003-2012. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French race horse trainer and jockey.
French horse racing jockey.
German-Jewish actor with a career spanning over 80 years, best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in Casablanca (1942) and the poet Homer in…
French librarian who served as chief librarian of the Bibliothèque nationale.
French sommelier.
French businessman who was appointed as Director General of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Football Club.
French pharmacist, the director of Boiron, a manufacturer of homeopathic products, headquartered in France and with an operating presence in 59 countries worldwide.
French doctor, a hematologist, oncologist, and internal medicine specialist.
French engineer involved in the Furiani-Bastia case. He was the general manager of the Sud-Tribune Co who designed and made the metallic stadium without any…
French cartoonist and manga artist. Link to Wikipedia biography
French race horse trainer and jockey.
French Catholic priest, who served as Bishop of Verdun from 1963 to 1986. He died at Dole on 30 January 1996.
French fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He died on 1 September 1994. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French fencing master, the winner of a Bronze Medal in foils at the Atlanta Olympics 7/22/1996.
French actress.
French actress, she played among others in the Navarro TV series, and in “Les monologues du vagin” (on stage). Link to Wikipedia biography
American multimedia journalist in the Middle East, a 2010-2011 Fulbright fellow in Egypt, where she is the assistant editor of the Cairo Review, a 2012…
Norwegian violinist regarded among the country’s leading violinists who has toured in a large number of countries in Europe, Asia, and America. His repertoire includes…
Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr…
American contemporary artist who is among the top five due to his large acceptance and following. He showed primarily in Chicago galleries, as well as…
Dutch notary, who refused to resell stolen Jewish property during WW2. In the process of spoliation of Jewish property in the Netherlands during WW II,…