Angela Merkel was elected as chancellor (Bundeskanzler) after the 18 September, 2005 elections. She is the first woman and the first East German to hold the office of Bundeskanzlerin. She was born Angela Dorothea Kasner on 17 July 1954 in Hamburg. is the Chancellor of Germany. Merkel, elected to the German Parliament from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has […]

Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz (born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer whose style is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject. She is renowned for having taken photographs of some of the most famous people of this generation, including  John Lennon and Bob Dylan. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 […]

Alva Reimer Myrdal (31 January 1902 – 1 February 1986) was a sociologist and politician. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. Table of Contents 1 Social Welfare Campaigner 1930s 2 Post World War II and Disarmament 3 See Also 4 References Social Welfare Campaigner 1930s Alva Myrdal studied at the University of Uppsala […]

Alice Coltrane (née McLeod) (August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007) was an jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer. She was the wife of John Coltrane, the jazz saxophonist and composer. She is one of the rare female jazz instrumentalists. Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 Jazz and John Coltrane 3 Spirituality and Music […]

Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. Replacing the with comfort and casual elegance, her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, , costume jewelry, perfume and textiles. Table […]

Alfred Kinsey (June 23, 1894-August 25 1956) was an American biologist whose research on human sexuality revolutionised popular understanding of sexual desire and impulse in both men and women. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 ‘Father of Sexology’ 3 Controversy 4 Sources Education and Early Career Kinsey was born in New Jersey, […]

Alysa Stanton (born c. 1964) is an African-American Jew. On June 6, 2009, she was ordained the first African-American female rabbi. Education Stanton was raised a Pentecostal Christian. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Denver, Colorado. In her first career, Stanton was a psychotherapist She specialized in grief counseling, and was asked to speak […]

Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992), is an American cytogeneticist. She won the 1983 for her discovery of genetic transposition, or the ability of genes to change position on the chromosome. Table of Contents 1 Education and early influences 2 Research 3 Prizes and Distinctions 4 References 5 See Also Education and […]