Biography

Monday, 20 April 2026

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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.
Charles Darwin
Darwin worked very hard and neglected his health.
From the clinical syndromes described, modern physicians concluded that Darwin suffered from three p ...
Hypatia
A planet, an asteroid, a crater and a group of fissures (Rimae Hypatia) on the Moon are named after Hypatia.
In 2015, her name crossed the borders of the solar system. An exoplanet discovered in 2002 orbiting ...
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 ...
Salvador Dali
While creating, the artist never used substances "modifying consciousness". He used to say: "I don't do drugs. I am drugs."
In the early 1930s, he developed a method called paranoid-critical. This method was based on pretend ...
Amadeus Mozart
Eight-year-old Amadeus gave concerts at Versailles for Louis XV and at Buckingham Palace for George III.
At the age of thirteen, he became concertmaster of the archbishop's band in 1769.
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 ...
Michelangelo
Lodovico felt that he was special because of his count connections.
His family pride and love of spending money passed on to his children.
Peter the Great
The official purpose of this trip was to obtain confirmation that Turkey's European adversaries were ready to continue the war against the "enemy of the Lord's cross."
However, diplomatic considerations were not the only ones that came into play. Peter was curious abo ...
Sting
Sting has co-written music for many soundtracks, most notably Disney's animated film "The Emperor’s New Groove," the romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold," and the Civil War drama "Cold Mountain"