Educated principally at Hamburg, she visited Spain in 1815, and, unfortunately for herself, in 1816 married Antonio Planells y Bardaxi, an infantry captain of bad character.

Educated at the universities of Heidelberg and Göttingen, he showed an interest in art and visited Italy ; but returning to Frankfurt he turned his attention to the study of history, and became secretary of the Gesellschaft für ältere deutsche Geschichtskunde.

Educated partly in the University of Edinburgh and partly in France, Italy and Switzerland, and early acquiring an interest in natural history, he benefited greatly by acquaintance with foreign languages and literature, and with men of science in different countries.

Educated at the High School of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, he was commissioned in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served in World War II in North Africa, Italy, Greece and Austria, rising to the rank of Brigade Major from 1944 to 1946.

Educated at the University of Oxford, Anthony Shirley gained some military experience with the English troops in the Netherlands and also during an expedition to Normandy in 1591 under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, who was related to his wife, Frances Vernon ; about this time he was knighted by Henry of Navarre ( Henry IV of France ), an event which brought upon him the displeasure of his own sovereign and a short imprisonment.

Educated at University College School, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1870, became a scholar and first Smith's Prizeman, and gained his BA in 1874 as second Wrangler.

Educated at Bradfield College, he gained entry to Magdalen College, Oxford where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Educated from the Punjab University, Ali passed the entrance exam and gained commissioned in the Indian Civil Service and joined the department of the Audits and Accounts Services while serving as the state accountant to Bhawalpur State in 1936.

Educated at Boston College, graduating in 1932, he gained his first radio job in his hometown, at Boston's WLOE.

Educated at Glantaf Welsh language comprehensive school, she won a scholarship to the United World College of the Atlantic, part of the United World Colleges and she gained a degree in European Studies from the University of Hull.

Educated at Bedford School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, he was elected into a Fellowship there in 1962 upon obtaining a double-starred first in History, but immediately gained a teaching Fellowship at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he remained until moving to the University of London in 2008.

Educated at Edinburgh Academy and University and Trinity College, Cambridge, he graduated BA in 1873, having gained a first class in the Moral Science tripos.

Educated at Bishopshalt School, Vernon Bogdanor gained his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics ( with congratulatory First Class honours ) from The Queen's College, Oxford.

Educated at St Dominic's High School, she also spent some time when younger with the Poor Clares, Queen's University Belfast ( from which she graduated in 1973 ), and Trinity College, Dublin.

Educated at the École normale, he lectured for some years in the Lycées of Nice and Grenoble.

Educated at Eton, he travelled abroad for some time and in 1636 became secretary to the lord high treasurer, William Juxon ; later he was a member of the Long Parliament, being one of those who voted against the attainder of Strafford and who followed Charles I to Oxford.

Educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, Montagu spent some time in travelling, initially going on the Grand Tour round Continental Europe before visiting the more unusual destinations of Greece, Turkey and Egypt which were then part of the Ottoman Empire.

Educated at the University of Paris, Raymond was called to the Paris bar, and was for some time law editor of the Voltaire.

The Colour of Magic is one of the few of the thirty-nine Discworld novels to be divided into sections or chapters, some others being Pyramids, Going Postal, Making Money, and some of the books for younger readers, specifically The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents and the four Tiffany Aching books, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith and I Shall Wear Midnight.

Educated at Cheltenham College and Marlborough College, he read, as a teenager, some of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.

Educated in Boston, Massachusetts, he spoke English and his native Swedish, and eventually translated some of the plays of August Strindberg.

Educated at Edgbaston, Birmingham, he had also carried out some early stage training at Italia Conti Academy in London and had some child roles before completing his education at Malvern College.

" Educated Northern women became some of the strongest voices and organizers of the abolitionist movement, which blossomed in the 1830s and 1840s.

Educated at the École Normale Supérieure, he taught for some years in the Algiers lycée before he joined the diplomatic service in 1871.

Educated in Cyprus and abroad, he pursued a career in the Cyprus Government Printing office ; but he also spent some years in Africa.

Educated in the traditions of the Seven Years ' War, he had by degrees, as his experience widened, divested his mind of antiquated forms of war, and realised that only a " national " army and a policy of fighting decisive battles could give an adequate response to the political and strategic situation brought about by the French Revolution.

Educated at Cranbrook School, Kent and the University of Cambridge, Collins served as a chaplain in the Royal Air Force during World War II and was radicalised by the experience.

** Educated in the fundamentals of maneuver warfare, tactics, combined arms, and the time-tested principles of battle

Educated at Cheltenham Ladies ' College and St Hilda's College, Oxford ( where she was one of the first students ), she served as a Red Cross nurse during World War I with a voluntary Franco-American hospital.

Educated at St Paul ’ s School, London, Janner was evacuated to Canada during the war and attended Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, Quebec.

Educated at Eton, William Stanhope entered the army and served in Spain, during the War of the Spanish Succession, but soon he turned his attention to more peaceful pursuits, went on a mission to Madrid and represented his country at Turin.

Educated at private schools in Cleveland and Connecticut, she in 1888 married Joseph Stanley-Brown, presidential secretary during Garfield's term, later an investment banker.

Educated in law, Merkys served in the Russian Army during World War I ( 1914 – 18 ).

Educated in Valparaíso, Chile, he served in the Peruvian army during the War of the Pacific ( 1879 – 1881 ).

Educated at St. Andrews University from the ages of ten to fourteen, during which time he completed requirements for both his bachelor's and master's degrees, James was taught by the celebrated Scottish politician and poet George Buchanan ( 1506 – 1582 ).

Educated at Cheltenham College, he was 32 years old, and a captain in the Bengal Staff Corps, Indian Army, and 1st Gurkha Rifles during the Perak War when, on 20 December 1875 in Perak, Malaya, Captain Channer was the first to jump into the enemy's stockade to which he had been despatched with a small party to obtain intelligence of its strength and position.

Educated at Harrow School, he was 36 years old, and a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot ( later The South Wales Borderers ), British Army during the Anglo-Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Educated at Cheltenham College and East India Company College ( later succeeded by the Haileybury and Imperial Service College ), he was 27 years old, and a civilian in the Bengal Civil Service during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 30 July 1857 during the retreat from Arrah for which he was awarded the VC:

Educated at Addiscombe, Trevor was 33 years old, and a major in the Bengal Engineers, Bengal Army during the Bhutan War when the following deed took place on 30 April 1865 at Dewan-Giri, Bhutan for which he was awarded the VC in a joint citation with Lieutenant James Dundas:

Educated in Swansea, he joined the Army in 1902 during the Second Boer War.

Educated abroad during the earliest wave of Westernization, fascinated by Enlightenment ideals and the Carboneria, he took part in political agitation before the Moldavian Revolution of 1848.

Educated in Port Perry, MacBrien initially joined the Militia but then transferred to the North-West Mounted Police and, during the Second Boer War, to the South African Constabulary.

Educated at St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island and the Evans School in Mesa, Arizona, he attended Princeton University but dropped out during his first year.

Educated at Trinity College, Oxford, Gibbon served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Worcestershire Regiment during World War I.

Educated at Stowe School, Russell served in the Irish Guards during the Second World War, being commissioned as a Captain in 1941.

Educated in Moscow, he was killed in action by an air strike during the Korean War.

Educated at Wellington College and Balliol College, Oxford, he served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry during World War I.

Educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School and at Pembroke College, Oxford, Beddoes also enrolled in the University of Edinburgh's medical course during the early 1780s.