Biography

Ada Lovelace befriended her tutor Mary Somerville.Mary Somerville was a Scottish physicist, writer and scholar. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel (a British astronomer) were elected as the first honorary members of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Throughout his career, Sting has been and continues to be an ardent advocate of human rights and environmental issues.

Monroe was awarded a Golden Globe for her role in “Some Like it Hot.”

Anna was born on February 12th, 1881 in Sankt Petersburg, Russia.

Dali was the third Salvador in the family.

He was so absorbed in teaching that he lost touch with reality. He didn't read newspapers, listen to radio news, or use the telephone.

Beethoven was probably first introduced to Joseph Haydn in late 1790 when he, traveling to London, stopped over Christmas in Bonn.

He was born into a Serbian family, and his ancestors came from western Serbia near Montenegro.

There is a debate about when Anna started using Pavlova as her last name.

Sting has co-written music for many soundtracks, most notably Disney's animated film "The Emperor’s New Groove," the romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold," and the Civil War drama "Cold Mountain"