-
He cherished memories of his childhood years, even though his mother died of tuberculosis six weeks after he was born, and his father, a train conductor, was adamantly opposed to his literary ambitions.
BBC: Chile through Pablo Neruda's eyes
-
Maria, who bore him seven children, died of tuberculosis before he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1829.
ECONOMIST: Constable's early life
-
Gans eventually sacked his manager, confessed to the fixed fights, won international recognition as a fine champion and was mourned by thousands, white and black, at his funeral in Baltimore, when he died from tuberculosis at the then typically early age of 35.
ECONOMIST: The black white hope