DISRAELI BENJAMIN DISRAELI, 1ST EARL OF BEACONSFIELD (British) (1804 – 1881)
Statesman.
Statesman and novelist, twice British Prime Minister (1868, 1874-’80) he was one of the most extraordinary figures to reach the pinnacle of British politics. He was of Italian Jewish descent, born on December 21, 1804 in London. Son of a bookish and scholarly [...]
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