Biography

Shakespeare had likely been in London since 1588. In 1592, the first printed mention of Shakespeare appeared in a pamphlet by Robert Greene - an English writer, playwright, and critic.

Darwin worked very hard and neglected his health.

Constantine I the Great was born around 272 in Naissus, part of the province of Dardania in Mesa, a Roman province in the central Balkans (now Niš, a city in Serbia).

Oppenheimer was a compulsive smoker. In late 1965, he was diagnosed with throat cancer.

He created about 1500 paintings.

The car manufacturer Peugeot calls the feature lines of some of its car models "Roland Garros".

The family lived on his father's modest income of £600 a year.

In February 1599, he and other members of the Lord Chamberlain’s troupe leased a plot of land on the south bank of the Thames, where they built the magnificent amphitheater “The Globe.”

A group of scholars in the 20th century decided that Hypatia was the most intelligent person in the history of mankind.

Anna settled at the Ivy House in Golders Green, London, in 1912.