Biography

Friday, 16 January 2026

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon is also traditionally credited with a geometric theorem known as Napoleon's theorem, declaring that the orthocenters of equilateral triangles built on the sides of any triangle are the vertices of the equilateral triangle.
However, there is no evidence of Napoleon's contribution to formulating or proving this theorem.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo showed artistic interests at a young age.
However, it was unthinkable for his father to profit from being an artist.
Antonio Vivaldi
Six months after his ordination, he began working as a music teacher at the Ospedale della Pieta orphanage for girls.
The Ospedale della Pieta was a convent, orphanage and music school for girls in Venice, operating be ...
Charles III
Charles III has his own food brand. According to the interests of the king, the brand is engaged in the production of organic food.
In 1990, Charles founded Duchy Originals Limited (now known as Waitrose Duchy Organic). The first pr ...
Aristotle
After Pythias’ death, Aristotle entered a relationship with a woman named Herpyllis.
It is thought she may have been a former slave of Aristotle’s first wife, although records show that ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
As an actor, he has appeared in Russian-language romantic comedies: the 3-part (2009, 2010, 2014) film "Love in the Big City," and the films "8 First Dates" (2012), "Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon" (2012) and "8 New Dates" (2015).
 In 2014 and 2017, he lent his voice to the title character in the films "Paddington" and "Paddington 2."
Peter the Great
He introduced a new administrative division of the country, dividing it into gubernias, provinces, and districts.
He also established magistrates governed by mayors.
Michelangelo
The family Buonarroti Simoni was one of the old Florentine families.
When Michelangelo was a few weeks old infant, the family moved to Florence.
Peter the Great
The reform also included the central government of the state. A ruling Senate and colleges were created.
He placed subordinates at the head of the new offices, thus perpetuating tsarist absolutism and centralization of power.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
The Kosciuszko family descended from Konstantin Fedorovich, a grand ducal courtier of Alexander Jagiellon and Sigismund I.
Konstantin Fedorovich was diminutively called "Kostyushka," which years later became a family name. ...