Here are some examples of Biography writing for classes 9 and 10
1) Mother Teresa:
Mother Teresa is known for her selfless service to mankind. Teresa was born as Agnes in 1910 at Skopje, a small village in Yugoslavia. At eighteen she decided to become a nun. In 1928 she came to India and soon became an Indian citizen. She started her life in Kolkata as a teacher in a convent school. Disturbed by the sufferings of the poor and the downtrodden, she decided to leave the convent in order serve these people. Gradually she established the Missionaries of Charity.
Her ‘Nirmal Hriday’ at Kalighat become the shelter for the sufferers. Her activities have now spread worldwide. In 1979 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace and she got the Bharat Ratna in 1980. The African countries received her as the ‘Angel of Peace‘. Her death on 5 September 1997 is mourned as a loss of humanity.
2) William Shakespeare:
The greatest English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare was born at Stratford – on – Avon of England in 1564. The names of his parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. The name of his wife was Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children whose names were Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. Shakespeare had his education at Stratford Grammar school.
Very little is known about his personal life except these. Shakespeare is known all over the world for his dramas and sonnets. Among his famous comedies are ‘ As you like It’, ‘The Marchant of Vanice’, ‘ A Midsummer Night’s Drama ‘ and ‘Twelfth Night ‘. His tragedies like ‘Hamlet’, ‘King Lear’, ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Othello’ are considered masterpieces of world literature. Shakespeare died on 23rd April, 1616, but his creations still live in the minds of millions.
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3) Albert Einstein:
Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century was born on 14th March 1870 at Ulm in Germany. In 1900 he obtained diploma from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Five years later he obtained his Ph.D. degree on Molecular Theory of matter from the University of Zurich. From 1909 Einstein started working as Associate Professor at the same University and in 1912 he was appointed professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, Zurich.
However, in 1914 Einstein moved to Berlin with family and was made a member of the Prussian Academy of Science. He was also offered a professorship at that Academy. In the next year during the World war -1 Einstein completed his masterpiece ‘The General Theory of Relativity ‘. Recognition came to this genius in 1922 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on Photo Electric Effect. In 1932 Einstein left for the U.S. as he was appointed professor at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He never set foot in Germany again before his death at Princeton Hospital on 18th April, 1955.
4) Kalpana Chawla:
Kalpana Chawla, an Indian by birth, was the first Indian woman to travel into space. She was born in 1961 at Karnal, Punjab to Banarasilal, a businessman and Sanyogita, a housewife. She had her early schooling at Tagore Bal Niketan her native place. After obtaining a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, she completed her Master’s degree from University of Texas in 1984. Later she got doctorate degree from the University of Colorado. Kalpana joined NASA and made her maiden space flight in 1997 with five other astronauts.
But life had ordained something different for this bright woman. Unfortunately for India, on 16th January 2003 the spaceship Columbia, in which Kalpana was traveling with other crew- members crashed over Texas fifteen minutes before landing. Thus the life of a great woman of promise was cut short ultimately. But her name and achievements would inspire Indian women for years to come.