Biography

Thursday, 26 March 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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Peter the Great
Eventually, both brothers became tsars, with their sister Sophia as regent.
The brothers co-ruled until Ivan V died in 1696.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In August 1792, the National Legislative Assembly of revolutionary France awarded Kosciuszko the honorary title of Citizen of France.
It was awarded in recognition of his activities and struggle for the ideals of freedom.
William Shakespeare
In February 1599, he and other members of the Lord Chamberlain’s troupe leased a plot of land on the south bank of the Thames, where they built the magnificent amphitheater “The Globe.”
It began its fall activities with Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” Seats were on three floors. Th ...
Kate Middleton
After returning to the United Kingdom, she began her education in a private educational institution.
She attended St. Andrew’s in Pangbourne, Berkshire, then Downe House, which she dropped out of after ...
Frederic Chopin
Chopin studied at the Warsaw School of Music, where he began learning harmony and counterpoint with Joseph Elsner.
Joseph Elsner was a Polish composer of German origin, educator, music culture activist, music theori ...
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway and Pauline attended a three-month safari in Africa.
Their guide was Philip Hope Percival, who also hunted with Theodore Roosevelt in 1909. During the sa ...
Jane Austen
The city of Bath in the county of Somerset is home to the Jane Austen Centre.
The writer lived in Bath from 1801 to 1806, and the city is the setting for her two novels: "Northan ...
Charles III
The British monarch is a talented watercolorist. The Telegraph described him as one of the highest earning artists in the British Isles.
 He was expected to earn £2 million from the sale of his paintings. However, the profit from the sal ...
Sting
A year later, he released a live album, "Bring on the Night," which featured songs from his debut album and earlier periods of his career. The album was filmed on VHS, later also on DVD and Blu-ray.
During this time, Sting became a true multi-instrumentalist - he played bass, keyboards, and saxophone.
Ludwig van Beethoven
After the master's death, a letter to the Immortal Beloved was found in a hidden drawer of the desk (found together with, among others, the Heiligenstadt Testament).
Unfortunately, it was not possible to determine who the mysterious addressee of the letter was, nor ...