Biography

Friday, 17 April 2026

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Sting
After graduating in 1974, Sting taught English at St. Paul's First School in Cramlington for two years.
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Charles Darwin
He began his education at the age of eight in a day school run by a preacher.
A year later, he and his brother Erasmus began attending a nearby Anglican school in Shrewsbury.
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Roland Garros
Garros began his aviation career in 1909.
He obtained his pilot's license in July 1910 and bought his first plane, a Clément-Bayard Santos-Dum ...
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare amassed a considerable fortune.
He made a profit from writing and acting, was a shareholder of a thriving theater, and was also acti ...
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Robert Oppenheimer
During World War II, he became the scientific director of the Manhattan Project.
The secret research project involved the development of the first atomic bomb. Its goal was to harne ...
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William Shakespeare
In 1594, Shakespeare became a member of Lord Chamberlain’s Troupe, later known as the King’s Men, for which he wrote his best plays.
Besides writing the texts of new plays for Lord Chamberlain’s Troupe, he handled the group’s finance ...
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William Shakespeare
In October 2020, New York’s Christie’s Auction House reported that a copy of the First Folio sold for $9.97 million.
The previous sales record was set in 2001; a copy of the “First Folio” was sold then for $6 million.
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William Shakespeare
Some researchers believe Shakespeare was not fond of his wife.
He lived and worked in London, while Anne stayed in Stratford. Many researchers also believe that she was the prototype of the antagonist of a play called “Taming of the Shrew.”
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s parents probably got married in 1557. Most likely they were cousins - John’s mother and Mary’s mother were sisters.
In 16th-century England, this type of marriage was not uncommon.
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Jane Austen
The novel Pride and Prejudice was written between October 1796 and August 1797.
Jane revised a manuscript titled "First Impressions" in 1812 and with the revised title was publishe ...
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