Biography

Friday, 16 January 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
He was the first Russian tsar to travel abroad.
In 1697-1698, he embarked on an official diplomatic, 18-month mission called the “Grand Embassy,” tr ...
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’s embalmed body rests in a mausoleum in Springfield.
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 ...
Charles III
Charles III is the first-born son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
He was born in London on November 14, 1948, the first of four royal children. He was followed by Ann ...
Sting
In the 1990s, Sting released four albums.
"The Soul Cages" - a darker one, reflecting the recent loss of his father; "Ten Summoner's Tales" - ...
Sting
As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting won 17 Grammy Awards, won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take," three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song.
Ada Lovelace
Ada was often sick during her childhood.
At the age of eight, she suffered from severe headaches that rendered her unable to see. In June 182 ...
Ernest Hemingway
After graduation, he began working at The Kansas City Star newspaper, where he spent six months.
During those six months on the job, he picked up some editorial advice (use short sentences, use short first paragraphs, use energetic words, be positive) that became the basis of his writing style.
Amadeus Mozart
In 1791, Wolfgang's librettist and friend Emanuel Schikaneder commissioned him to write "The Magic Flute" - a fairy tale opera (singspiel - opera with spoken interludes).
It is one of Mozart's most recognizable operas. Some see in it the author's connections with Freemas ...
Sting
In 1987, he and his future wife, Trudie Styler, founded the Rainforest Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to bringing attention to the rainforests and defending the rights of the indigenous people.
One of the frogs discovered in Colombia was named Dendropsophus stingi in recognition of Sting's contributions.