Biography

Monday, 13 October 2025
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
The first female programmer
Ada Lovelace was a British poet and mathematician who lived in the first half of the 19th century. She was the daughter of one of Britain's greatest d ...

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Salvador Dali
He designed four Vogue magazine covers.
William Shakespeare
In 1594, Shakespeare became a member of Lord Chamberlain’s Troupe, later known as the King’s Men, for which he wrote his best plays.
Besides writing the texts of new plays for Lord Chamberlain’s Troupe, he handled the group’s finance ...
Charles III
His first foreign trip as King was to Germany, which he visited on March 29, 2023.
He was the first British monarch to deliver a speech to the German parliament.
Rasputin
The cult of Rasputin flourished among the ladies of St. Petersburg.
There were times when queues lined up to wash the feet of the holy man. It was rumored that he was u ...
Amadeus Mozart
After the first successes in Vienna, the Mozart family decided to go on another tour.
The mother also went with them. They gave concerts in Munich, Augsburg, Schwetzingen, Mainz, Frankfurt am Main (young Goethe was present at the concert), Koblenz and probably Aachen.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Like many other activists, Kosciuszko decided to leave the country and go into exile in Saxony, as an emigration center of opponents of the Targowica Confederation was being formed in Leipzig and Dresden.
He only stayed in Leipzig for two weeks, then went to Paris to try to obtain French assistance there for the uprising planned in the Republic.
Jane Austen
The 1940 adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice"- "In Pursuit of a Husband" won an Oscar.
Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier played the roles of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
Amadeus Mozart
Contrary to the prevailing opinion about the poverty in which Mozart's family lived, caused by their inability to earn a living, the composer earned a great deal of money in the last decade of his life.
He earned a lot, but spent even more. He lived beyond his means, went into debt to friends, and squa ...
Salvador Dali
He loved fashion.
The artist willingly collaborated with various designers who created their creations based on his wo ...
Aristotle
Aristotle was married to a Greek embryologist and biologist, Pythias the Elder.
She was an adoptive daughter of Atarneus’ tyrant ruler, Hermias of Atarneus. They had a daughter, Pythias the Younger.