Category: Biography
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Biography and Career of Paul Allen – American Business Magnate
Paul Allen is a U.S business mogul, investor, researcher and Philanthropist. He is the co-founder of the biggest software company in the world -Microsoft. Aside from Microsoft, Allen has other business interest areas which include technology, real estate, Media and Sports. Aside from co-founding Microsoft alongside his close friend Bill Gate, Allen also founded Vulcan…
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The Life and Legacy of Jean-michel Basquiat: a Compelling Narrative
Table of contents Introduction Body Conclusion According to the New York Times writer Robin Pogrebin and Scott Reyburn, in 2017 Basquiat 1982 painting “untitled” auctioned off for a record breaking $110. 5 million dollars. It set several records when auctioned off, by becoming the highest amount ever paid for an American/African-American artist produced artwork. It…
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The Biography of a Famous Photographer, Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Meyerowitz is one of the most amazing photographer that I have had the pleasure of researching. Joel is to be considered a street photographer that really began in mid-nineteenth-century. His work is just simply breathtaking and unbelievably visually captivating. Joel paved the road along with others to develop the photography field in street photography…
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Short Biography of Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Musk, born on the 28 June 1971, is an engineer, industrial designer, and technology entrepreneur. He is a citizen of South Africa, USA, and Canada and is the son of Maye Musk, a model, and Errol Musk, a electromechanical enginee. Musk was a bookish and awkward young boy, interested in computers and sci-fi…
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Biography of Jean-michel Basquiat – a Neo-expressionist Painter and Graffiti Prodigy
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American Neo-Expressionist painter of Puerto Rican and Haitian decent. Neo-expressionism is a style of postmodern sculptures and paintings that was extremely popular in the 1970’s. Basquiat was born December 22, 1960, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Except for a brief 2-year stay in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he studied…
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The Life Story of The Inventor of Kellogg Company
Table of contents Contribution to the Seventh Day Adventist The Invention of Corn Flakes The Sanitarium Conflicts Conclusion Works Cited Very few people know the history surrounding corn flakes, specifically Kellogg’s corn flakes. Although John Harvey Kellogg is not create corn flakes on his own, has impacted society greatly, the Seventh Day Adventist church in…
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Mark Zuckerberg: Co-founder of The Social-networking Website Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York. He is the co-founder of the social-networking website Facebook, which makes him one of the world’s youngest billionaires. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, was dentist and his office was attached to the their home. His mother, Karen, was as a psychiatrist before of…
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Diego Rivera and His Influence on The 20th Century Art
Diego Rivera was a highly respected figure in the 20th century, especially when it came to art. He was a famous character, not only known to Mexicans, but to people of all that even to this day he continues to inspire. He worked as an artist from 1907 to 1957 in the twentieth century. The…
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Reed Hastings Biography
Reed Hastings is the CEO and co-founder of Netflix, He invented it in 1997. He went to Stanford University in 1988 and Bowdoin College He was born as Wilmot Reed Hastings, Jr. on October 8, 1960, in Boston, Massachusetts to Joan Amory and Wilmot Reed Hastings. His father was an attorney for the U.S. Department…