Biography

He also met with Napoleon, whom he was skeptical about, not trusting him.

In Paris, Hemingway met Gertrude Stein, James Joys and Ezra Pound, who helped young artists develop their careers.

Shakespeare used close to a million words in 38 plays and 154 sonnets.

Tesla and Edison were in constant conflict.

In October 2020, New York’s Christie’s Auction House reported that a copy of the First Folio sold for $9.97 million.

He constructed a resonant transformer, commonly known as the Tesla coil - one of his greatest inventions, which was presented in 1891.

The Stade Roland Garros tennis complex in Paris is named after Roland Garros.

His favorite song was an American chant written by Daniel Emmett, “Dixie.”

The local Orthodox community did not like Rasputin's activities as they were considered heresy and a source of demoralization and depravity.

Sting is the father of six children. He has two children with his first wife, Frances Tornelty (1976 - 1984), and four with Trudie Styler, with whom he has formed a happy relationship since 1992.