Curated category
Writers from London
- Catherine ParrCatherine Parr entered the world in 1512, likely during late July or August. Her father Sir Thomas Parr held the manor of Kendal in Westmorland, now part of…
- John MiltonJohn Milton was born on the 9th of December 1608 in Bread Street, London. His father, also named John Milton, had moved to London around 1583 after being…
- Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer was born in London, most likely in the early 1340s. Some accounts, including his monument, suggest he was born in 1343, though the precise…
- William HogarthWilliam Hogarth was born on the 10th of November 1697 at Bartholomew Close in London. His father Richard Hogarth taught Latin and wrote textbooks for a…
- William CamdenWilliam Camden was born in London on the 2nd of May 1551. His father Sampson Camden belonged to The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers.
- Barbara LevickBarbara Mary Levick entered the world on the 21st of June 1931 in London. Her father was Frank Thomas Levick and her mother was Mary Smart.
- Andrew NgAndrew Ng was born in London on the 18th of April 1976. His parents were immigrants from Hong Kong who worked as a hematologist and an arts administrator.
- Vincent CroninVincent Archibald Patrick Cronin entered the world on the 24th of May 1924 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire. His father was A.J.