Biography

Thursday, 8 January 2026

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Homer
The authorship and circumstances of the Iliad and the Odyssey have been debated for centuries. The lack of reliable information about Homer's life has led some scholars to hypothesise that Homer never existed.
In the 3rd century BC, Alexandrian critics - the so-called Chorizontes ('dividers') - believed that ...
Ada Lovelace
George Gordon Byron's life was filled with moral scandals and love conquests.
He became famous in London society for his affair with the future Prime Minister's wife, Caroline La ...
Amadeus Mozart
In 1783, he premiered the Great Mass in C minor KV 427.
In 1786, he received an invitation to Prague, where the production of "The Marriage of Figaro" was to take place.
Nikola Tesla
To survive, he had to take on various jobs for a year (from spring 1886 to spring 1887).
While digging ditches, he made contact with the owners of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who helped him establish the Tesla Electric Light Company.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770 in a house at Bonnstrasse 20, where the Beethoven-Haus Museum is now located.
There is no authentic record of his date of birth, but a record of his baptism has been preserved, w ...
Frederic Chopin
The young, eight-year-old Chopin played in Warsaw for the Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, to whom he offered two of his Polish dances.
Young Chopin also played for Tsar Alexander I, who came to Warsaw for the session of the Parliament. ...
Hypatia
Hypatia's murder reverberated throughout the ancient world, but thanks to Cyril's power and foresight, no one was punished.
The investigation into the mathematician's death even reached the imperial court.
Hypatia
Hypatia is considered to be the first woman in history to make a significant contribution to the development of mathematics, astronomy and philosophy.
Ada Lovelace
Although she never knew her father, she was fascinated by him throughout her life.
Ada showed an aptitude for poetry, but her mother tried to discourage her because she believed that ...
Hypatia
Cyril of Alexandria became a saint of the Catholic Church and a prominent theologian who fought for the purity of Christianity.