Biography

The performances of talented children brought splendor and, above all, material benefits to the family.

He enslaved, mistreated, and abused Indians who were forced to work for him. Any sign of resistance was considered hostile and tribal villages were raided and destroyed and their inhabitants murdered or kidnapped.

Beethoven's ancestors were Catholic farmers from what is now Belgium (the prefix "van" is a typical element of common Dutch surnames, often derived from the name of a place).

It took Tesla almost a full year to complete this task.

He had to wait some time before organizing the third expedition (1498-1500), as it was difficult for him to regain the lost confidence of the people.

We know very little about the seven years of Shakespeare’s life after 1585. This period is referred to as the “lost years.”

Hemingway missed Paris very much, found Toronto boring and wanted to return to a writer’s life instead of living the life of a journalist.

Tadeusz, who was given the name Andrzej Tadeusz Bonaventura Kosciuszko at his baptism, was the fourth child of Ludwik Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Tekla Ratomska Kosciuszko, coat of arms Roch III.

Ada was often sick during her childhood.

At the first meeting in Edison's laboratory, Tesla was already very impressed with him.