Famous
Aquarius Personality Traits - born under the sign of Aquarius...
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, a British naturalist and famous aquarius
man, revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution
through the process of natural selection. He also made significant
contributions to the fields of natural history and geology.
The theory of evolution, which held that all living species
have evolved from pre-existing forms aroused great controversy
and brought about a revaluation of the position of humans
in relation to all other living forms. Darwin was born in
Shrewsbury, England on February 12, 1809, the son of Robert
Waring Darwin, a physician, and of Susannah Wedgwood, the
daughter of porcelain ware manufacturer Josiah Wedwood.
He was also the grandson of Erasmus Darwin, who combined
the careers of poet, philosopher, and naturalist.
Darwin showed little interest in his early
education at Shrewsbury School and in medical studies at
Edinburgh University. He turned away from becoming a physician
after witnessing several operations performed without anaesthesia.
At the same time, he began to be interested in geology and
natural history. He was finally sent to study for the holy
orders for the Church of England at Christ Church College,
Cambridge University. After graduating, a Cambridge professor
and friend, John Stevens Henslow, recommended him for an
unpaid position as naturalist on a scientific expedition.
Darwin embarked on a 5-year voyage on the H. M. S. Beagle,
a turning point in his life. The Beagle set sail on December
27, 1831, to study the Pacific coast of South America and
some Pacific islands as well as to set up navigational stations
in the area. Darwin's duties were to study the geology and
biology of these areas.
Lord Byron
George Gordon Noel Byron, and famous aquarius man, 6th baron
Byron of Rochdale, born January 22, 1788, died April 19,
1824, was the most conspicuous and influential of the English
romantic poets. His facetious and satirical poem Don Juan
(1819-24) is often considered his masterpiece. Byron achieved
a wide reputation as a poet and had a profound effect on
the literature of Europe. He typified the romantic revolt
and the cult of personal freedom that opposed the "stupid
old system" of monarchical government and the repressive
dictates of conservative society. Young French writers,
such as Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Musset,
and Alfred de Vigny, were deeply indebted to his influence,
which extended through Germany and into Russia, where he
was held in high esteem by Aleksandr Pushkin and Mikhail
Lermontov. At times an undisciplined poet with a somewhat
faulty ear, Byron was always an accomplished writer of prose.
Officious friends destroyed his memoirs, but the private
letters he casually dashed off give a complete record of
his adventures.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens, born in Portsea, England, on February 7,
1812, a famous aquarius man, and died June 9, 1870, was
a popular Victorian novelist, now regarded as one of the
greatest English writers. His novels combine vast social
panoramas, deep compassion for the lower class, melodramatic
intensity and pathos, and comic exuberance. Dickens's renowned
public readings of his works caused his audiences to laugh
and weep; the enduring power of his writing is evident in
the fact that his works are still widely read, taught, and
performed in modern dramatizations.
Christian Dior
Christian Dior, a famous aquarius man, born January 21,
1905, and died October 24, 1957, was a French fashion designer
whose post-World War II "New Look" concept brought
fashion dominance back to Paris. Dior became a designer
for Lucien Lelong in 1942 and opened his own couture house
in 1947. The New Look was a romantic approach, achieved
with lengthened skirts with extra petticoats for fullness,
unpadded shoulders, narrowed waists, and padded hips. After
Dior's death, former apprentices, initially by Yves Saint-Laurent
and subsequently by Marc Bohan, continued the House of Dior.
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, a famous aquarius woman, born
on January 25, 1933, the widow of Philippine opposition
leader Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., was president of the Philippines
from 1986 to 1992. She served as her husband's link to the
outside world during his eight years of imprisonment for
opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos and accompanied
him into exile in the United States in 1980. After his assassination
when he returned to the Philippines on August 21, 1983,
she became the rallying point for the fragmented opposition.
This eventually led to the popular 'People Power' revolution
in 1986 that toppled the Marcos dictatorship. |
