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You can imagine the kind of dinner parties I had to go to at a young age... pretty dull.
The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work.
Kamal Ahmed, Comedian (1966) |
Sidney Altman, Scientist (1939) |
Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman (1956) |
Anne Baxter, Actress (1923) |
Joseph Cannon, Politician (1836) |
Angela Carter, Novelist (1940) |
Owen Hart, Entertainer (1965) |
Joseph Joubert, Writer (1754) |
Edwin Land, Inventor (1909) |
Frederick Kelly, Athlete (1974) |
Stanislaw Lec, Poet (1966) |