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  • Index Biography #30: Prize a book May 31, 2016

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern , trackback

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    ***BT got it scroll down for the result***

    The Index Biography is a new form of biography pioneered by this blog and introduced in a previous post. The creator must find a biography of a famous individual from history, they must turn to the index and write down eight peripheral facts about the individual’s life. We offered up previously here Sheridan le Fanu and Joseph Stalin (he of ripe banana fame) and these might stand as examples. The reader on the other hand must identify who is being described: think of it as a history version of balderdash. The prize  is a copy of the relevant and fun biography sent via Amazon: the last but one prize went to New Zealand so we take our duties seriously.

    Earliest surviving painting when about 16

    Family home under an airport

    Worked as a banker and wine merchant

    Grave unknown

    Born in Italy

    Wife Spanish

    Died in Spain

    Same name as his grandfather

    The

    Answer

    Is

    Amerigo

    Vespucci