I need detailed biographies of the *parents* (either or both) of great
people, particularly where these parents influenced the child in a
significant way.

I have listed famous people whose parents I am interested in, but I am
also open to great people I have missed, whose parents were a notable
influence.

I will accept links to books on Amazon (or wherever), or essays
online. They need to be quite comprehensive (ie over 10,000 words or
so). What I am really looking for is how they influenced their
children.

Mozart
Churchill
Marie Curie
Einstein
Bill Gates
Columbus
Shakespeare
Aristotle/Plato/Socrates
Newton
Caesar
Van Gogh
Beethoven
Da Vinci
Napoleon
Henry Dunant
Alexander
Hitler
Freud
Indira Ghandi
Moses
Cain
Hamlet

Hitler? Great people?

Oh please

Hi,

What a question this is! Thanks for posting SUCH a challenging
question, macaonghus-ga.

I'm gonna post links to biographies (in print and online) of parents
of famous & great people over several comments, beginning with
Jawaharlal Nehru (father of Indira Gandhi), Leopold Mozart (father of
Mozart) and Lord & Lady Randolph Churchill (father and mother of
Winston Churchill). More biographies of parents of great people coming
up in subsequent posts.


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Jawaharlal Nehru (father of Indira Gandhi)

Nehru: A Biography by Shashi Tharoor
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/155970697X/002-3110829-6904855?v=glance

Biography of Jawaharlal Nehru
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/jawaharlal-nehru/

Nehru & Democracy: The Political Thought of an Asian Democrat
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=14122482

Nehru: A Political Life by Judith M. Brown 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300092792/ref=pd_sr_ec_cs_b/002-3110829-6904855?v=glance&s=books&st=*


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Leopold Mozart (father of Mozart)

Mozart in Revolt: Strategies of Resistance, Mischief and Deception by
David Schroeder
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300075421/qid=1098282000/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-3110829-6904855?v=glance&s=books

Leopold Mozart
http://www.mozartproject.org/biography/mozart_l.html

THE MOZART FAMILY: Four Lives in a Social Context by Ruth Halliwell
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=34104755


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Lord Randolph Churchill (father of Winston Churchill) & Lord Randolph
Churchill (mother of Winston Churchill)

Lord Randolph Churchill by R. F. Foster 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0198227566/qid=1098281396/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i5_xgl14/002-3110829-6904855?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill : The Dramatic Years
1895-1921 by Ralph G. Martin
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451136934/qid=1098281342/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl14/002-3110829-6904855?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

THE REMINISCENCES OF LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL by Mrs. George Cornwallis-West
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y04Y6888600Y3050085/ref=a_ob_xs_usr/ref=a_ob_xs_b/002-3110829-6904855

The Churchill Papers: A Catalogue
http://www-archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/perl/node?a=a&reference=CHAR%2028

Leslie, Anita: LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, THE STORY OF JENNIE JEROME
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y03Y6810139Y8071603/ref=a_ob_xs_usr/ref=a_ob_xs_b/002-3110829-6904855


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Regards,

bestsearcher-ga

Hmmmmmmmmm..............

I suspect that someone here is incognito. Am I correct?

Steph53

1. Who is incognito? What what?

2. bestsearcher, if you are going to answer the question, surely it
should go into the answer section, not the comments?

Hi Mac,

Sorry I was still half asleep when I put that comment in :(

Bestsearcher is not a GA Researcher. His/ her answer is excellent though!

Steph53

Dear macaonghus-ga ,

I'm not a Google Answers Researcher yet. Therefore, I'm allowed to
post only comments, not answers. I'm happy in being able to assist you in
your research. You're not being charged for this answer!
:-)

Regards,

bestsearcher-ga

P.S.: Parents of other great people are coming up. Thank you for your patience.

Moses and Hamlet would be tough.