Notable People in History

Dec 06 2024 151 ep. 3 mins
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Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett… and others who’ve greatly influenced society. What life choices led them to be so extraordinary… what can we learn from them? Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 151 Maya: Treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun

Dec 06 2024 2 mins  
In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Maya, Overseer of the Treasury during reigns of Pharaohs Tutankhamun, Ay, and Horemheb in ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 150 Queen Khentkaus I: Mother of Two Kings of Upper and Lower Egypt (Fourth Dynasty)

Nov 29 2024 2 mins  
In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Khentkaus I, "Mother of Two Kings of Upper and Lower Egypt." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 149 Tutankhamun: Egypt’s Young Pharaoh (Son of Akhenaten, Stepson of Nerfertiti)

Nov 22 2024 2 mins  
In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Tutankhamun who reigned during ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 148 Puabi: Queen of the Chaldeans at Ur, Mesopotamia

Nov 15 2024 2 mins  
In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Puabi who ruled the Mesopotamian city-state of Ur, birthplace of Abraham, around 2500 B.C. The lives of women in ancient Mesopotamia were regulated by a patriarchal hierarchy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 147 Horemheb: Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty Egypt

Nov 08 2024 2 mins  
In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharoah Horemheb, the last king of the longest reigning ancient Egyptian dynasty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 146 Queen Tiye: Mother to Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), Grandmother to Tutankhamun

Nov 01 2024 2 mins  
In this week's #NotablePeopleinHistory newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Tiye, wife of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 145 Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di: Scholar of the Sankore Mosque

Oct 25 2024
In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di, author of the Tarikh al-Sudan, History of the Sudan... a West African chronicle written in Arabic --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 144 Queen Kubaba: Lugal of Third Sumerian Dynasty

Oct 18 2024 3 mins  
In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Kubaba, a Mesopotamian queen who ruled in the early days of the third dynasty of Kish during 2500–2330 BC, an ancient city-state of Sumer, Mesopotamia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 143 Elisha Cresques: Son of Abraham (Cartographer)

Oct 11 2024 5 mins  
In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Elisha Cresques, a 14th-century Jewish mapmaker. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

Ep. 142 Luwo Gbagida: First & Only Female Ooni of Ile-Ife

Oct 04 2024 1 mins  
In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Ooni Luwo Gbagiba, she was the first and only female to take the crown of the Iwo Kingdom. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support