Some
famous Pisces personalities born under the sign of Pisces...
Albert Einstein
The German-American physicist Albert Einstein, a famous
Pisces man, born in Ulm, Germany, March 14, 1879, and died
Princeton, New Jersey USA, April 18, 1955, contributed more
than any other scientist to the 20th-century vision of physical
reality. In the wake of World War I, Einstein's theories
- especially his theory of relativity - seemed to many people
to point to a pure quality of human thought, one far removed
from the war and its aftermath. Seldom has a scientist received
such public attention for having cultivated the fruit of
pure learning. With the rise of fascism in Germany, Einstein
moved to the United States in 1933 and abandoned his pacifism.
He reluctantly agreed that the new menace had to be put
down through force of arms. In this context, Einstein sent
a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that urged that
the United States proceed to develop an atomic bomb before
Germany did. The letter, composed by Einstein's friend Leo
Szilard, was one of many exchanged between the White House
and Einstein, and it contributed to Roosevelt's decision
to fund what became the 'Manhattan Project.'
Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarotti, a famous Pisces, almost certainly
the most famous artist produced by Western civilization
and arguably the greatest, is universally viewed as the
supreme Renaissance artist. He created monumental works
of painting, sculpture, and architecture and left an additional
legacy of numerous letters and poems. Through this vast
and multifaceted body of artistic achievement, Michelangelo
made an indelible imprint on the Western imagination. A
member of an old and distinguished Florentine family, Michelangelo
was born near Arezzo, Italy, on March 6, 1475, and he died
on February 18, 1564, in Rome. Always a Florentine patriot,
even after he had expanded his art into a universal language,
he exemplified the character of his native city: a passionate,
proud, and independent man, he saw art as a sacred calling
through which the dignity of human beings should be enhanced
and celebrated. His lifelong fascination with the sublime
form of the human body arose from this thoroughly Florentine
sensitivity to the inherent worth and nobility of individuals.
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodore Seuss Geisel, a renowned
children's author and cartoonist, born in Springfield, Massachusetts
USA, on March 2, 1904, and died September 24, 1991. As a
cartoonist, he also used the pen name Theo Le Seig. Author
of more than 50 children's books from the 1930s through
the '80s, Dr. Seuss's name became synonymous with a distinct
style of writing, consisting of the use of nonsense words
and rhyme--including internal wrenched rhyme--to instill
syllable recognition in pre-readers and to encourage them
to pronounce words. His best-known works include Horton
Hatches the Egg, The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole
Christmas, and Oh, the Places You'll Go, his last book.
Elizabeth
Taylor
A violet-eyed English beauty, a famous Pisces woman, film
actress Elizabeth Taylor, born in London, February 27, 1932,
was catapulted to stardom while still a child by her fourth
Hollywood movie, National Velvet. Although subsequently
as celebrated for her glamorous personal life and numerous
marriages - most notably to actor Richard Burton - as for
her acting ability, she gave creditable performances in
A Place in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Suddenly, Last
Summer, Butterfield 8, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
For the last two she won Academy Awards. She has appeared
on Broadway and occasionally on television.
Handel
George Frideric Handel, one of the greatest composers of
the baroque period, was born in Halle, Germany, on February
23, 1685. He died in London on April 14, 1759, and was buried
in Westminster Abbey. In his later years, he preferred the
anglicised form of his name rather than the original form,
Georg Friedrich Handel. Handel is best known for his English
oratorios, particularly the Messiah. A prolific composer
in many other genres, Handel is well known for his outstanding
contributions to English church music, secular vocal music,
and instrumental music of various types, particularly the
concerto.
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