Ruth Benedict, Federico García Lorca, John Maynard Keynes
Born: Ruth Benedict (1887), Federico García Lorca (1898), John Maynard Keynes (1883)
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05JunBorn 1887139th birthday
Ruth Benedict
The anthropologist who wrote “Patterns of Culture” argued that what counts as normal depends on culture – and loved Margaret Mead.
05JunBorn 1898128th birthdayFederico García Lorca
A poet and playwright whose work joined desire, social constraint and the language of Andalusia.
05JunBorn 1883143rd birthdayJohn Maynard Keynes
The most influential economist of the 20th century had relationships with men for years – before he married a Russian ballerina.