"Starry, starry night, paint your palette blue and grey. Look out on a summer’s day, with eyes that know the darkness in my soul". This line is taken from the inspirational and heartwarming song "Vincent", popularized by Don McClean and revived by classical singer
Josh Groban. This is actually written as a commemoration to the tragic and colorful life of the famous Post-Impressionists Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
I learned about him in my humanities subject during college, and whenever I hear the song, it always puts tears in my eyes. Anyway, based on a
quick Internet search, the name Vincent is a Roman word "Vincentius" that means "conquer." Aside from Gogh, we have lots of famous people from different industries borne with the name. Vincent Massey was a statesman and the first to serve as governor-general of Canada. Meanwhile, Sir Vincent Tewson was a leader of the English trade union and rendered unparalleled service during the World War I. For the arts and literature area, we have Vincent Benét, an American poet and writer of renowned short stories such as the John Brown's Body. Vincent Price on the other hand is an American actor who became known for his superb talent in several London productions like Chicago and Victoria Regina.
