Biography

Saturday, 17 October 2026

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Peter the Great
Meanwhile, Peter married Eudoxia Lopukhina, who came from a wealthy boyar family.
She married Peter shortly before an attempt on his life, prepared by the Tsar's half-sister Sophia R ...
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Salvador Dali
He was fascinated by Freud.
After reading his interpretation of dreams, he stated that this book was one of the greatest discoveries of his life. Ideas about dreams and the subconscious had a huge impact on his work.
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Ada Lovelace
At the age of seventeen, Ada was introduced to the royal court.
She quickly became the "popular beauty of the season," largely because of her "brilliant" mind. By 1 ...
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Roland Garros
In 1988, a 10-franc coin with a portrait of Roland Garros was released in France.
It was a gesture to commemorate the 100th birthday of the aviator.
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Robert Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer was a man of many talents and above average intelligence. He showed abilities in both the sciences and the arts.
He was also interested in English and French literature, as well as mineralogy. From the time when h ...
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great is Vladimir Putin's favorite historical figure.
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Gaius Julius Caesar
Further military successes came after 61 BC when Julius Caesar went to Spain.
He took over as governor of the province of Hispania Ulterior, where he decided to conquer regions n ...
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Salvador Dali
He was often called "Avida Dollars".
He loved money and was known for his greed. He often used unethical methods to earn them. Once, he s ...
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Amadeus Mozart
Just before his death, Mozart began work on the Requiem funeral mass.
He did not manage to complete this work. In the manuscript, the last notes put by his hand fall on t ...
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Charles III
As the years passed, Charles acquired more titles.
At birth, as the son of the Duchess and Duke of Edinburgh, he was given the title His Highness the D ...
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