Biography

Friday, 6 November 2026
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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Charles III
As a member of the royal family, Charles has been a patron of charitable initiatives.
Over the years of his life, various institutions were established, such as the Prince of Wales Chari ...
Abraham Lincoln
He loved telling stories and anecdotes, especially in situations where he could not openly express his opinion.
During the escape of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, when asked by General Sherman whether he ...
Rasputin
In 1905, Rasputin returned to St. Petersburg. A circle of his friends led to his presentation at the Tsar's court.
The Tsar's family was then going through a difficult time, both in national governance and family tr ...
Hypatia
She never tied herself to a man and remained a virgin for the rest of her life.
She was known for her extraordinary beauty, but devoted her entire life to science. Hypatia had an u ...
Peter the Great
Tsar Peter I was nicknamed “the Great” not only because of his merits but also because of his impressive height - 203 centimeters.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Towards the end of his life, Beethoven received many tokens of recognition.
Among other things, he became a member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and received a gold medal ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo had a similar attitude towards Raphael.
He recognized outstanding talent in the young painter, who admired the master but harbored a deep di ...
Jane Austen
Jane's father, George Austin, was an educated minister of the Anglican Church.
As a promising young man, he won an academic scholarship that enabled him to study at Oxford's St. J ...
Robert Oppenheimer
When Ernest Rutherford introduced him to the Danish Nobel laureate Niels Bohr at a university conference, he was delighted and the conversation with him restored his confidence in his own abilities and skills. He decided to pursue theoretical physics.
He chose to go to the world center of theoretical physics - the University of Göttingen, where he co ...
Ernest Hemingway
When Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” was published, Hemingway read it, became enthralled and decided that his subsequent work would be a novel.
He took his wife to the Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain, and became fascinated by bullfigh ...