Biography

Monday, 20 July 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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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
American astronomer Edward Bowell named Kosciuszko for one of the asteroids he discovered.
Anna Pavlova
During her career, Anna performed over four thousand times.
Hypatia
Bishop Cyril harboured a deep, pathological hatred for Hypatia.
He envied the mathematician's wisdom and extensive astronomical knowledge, but above all her popular ...
Michelangelo
His parents were Francesca di Neri di Miniato del Sera and Lodovico Michelangelo Buonarroti Simoni.
His mother died when Michelangelo was six years old. She left five sons as orphans. The father remar ...
Kate Middleton
Some accuse her of being too rigid and hiding her emotions.
Life in the Royal Family, especially when one occupies the position of the wife of the heir to the t ...
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s works were published seven years after the poet’s death in 1623 under the title “Mr. William Shakespeare Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.” The contemporary title of the first collection is “First Folio.”
The collection was published in the folio format of 900 pages. It contains thirty-six works by Shake ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko was depicted in many paintings.
He was painted, among others, by Jan Matejko - "Battle of Racławice", as part of the Racławice Panorama by Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak, et al.
Anna Pavlova
Anna was the principal ballerina of the Imperial Russian Ballet.
The Imperial Russian Ballet, currently known as the Kirov Ballet, was founded in the 18th century an ...
Frederic Chopin
In Paris, Chopin presented himself in the salons of Pleyel, an elite of the musical world of the time, and achieved great success.
He quickly entered the circle of the most outstanding artists of the era. He made friends with Liszt ...
Peter the Great
Meddling in the Polish election, Peter I supported the election of August II the Strong as king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1697.