Author: Dana Hanson

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1809. He is best known for being one of the creators of the detective fiction genre. His…

Francois-Marie Arouet was better known as Voltaire. This French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian was born in Paris in 1694, and he was famous for his criticism of Christianity and for his wit. He was…

Robin Williams was an actor and comedian who was born in Illinois on July 21, 1951. After beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, Robin Williams rose to fame in the 1970s when he played…

Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer, philanthropist, and activist who was born in Kentucky in 1942. Many consider this man one of the most talented and celebrated sportspeople of the 20th-century, thus earning him the…

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an essayist, poet, lecturer, and philosopher. He was born in Massachusetts in 1803, and he died in 1882. Emerson is best known for leading the transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th-century. He…

Thomas Jefferson was a statesman, diplomat, architect, lawyer, and philosopher. However, he is best known for being a founding father and for serving as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809….

Game of Thrones is a hit fantasy drama television series that aired on HBO. The series was created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and it is based on the series of novels ‘A Song…

Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis, was born in Belfast in 1898. He was a writer, a lay theologian, and an academic. He is best known for his written work, and he wrote…

Alan Watts is a writer and speaker who was born in Chislehurst, England, on January 6, 1915. He is known for interpreting and popularizing Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism for the Western audience. In 1938, he…