Biography

Sunday, 7 December 2025

Did you know?

William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s father was probably an obscure Catholic.
There was a document, found in the 18th century in the attic of one of the Henley Street buildings, ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In 1921, the Polish Sejm decided to bring Kosciuszko's heart to the country, which was realized on October 15, 1927.
Since June 13, 1983, the urn containing Tadeusz Kosciuszko's heart has been kept at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
Peter the Great
Meddling in the Polish election, Peter I supported the election of August II the Strong as king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1697.
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 ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was given special care at the Medici court by Lorenzo de'Medici, who was interested in his work.
He provided him with an apartment on the palace grounds, an education, and a steady salary.
Ernest Hemingway
Although he refused to learn to play the cello, years later, he admitted that music lessons contributed to his writing style, as evidenced by the contrapuntal structure of the novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
Kate Middleton
The length of their informal relationship earned Kate an unflattering nickname.
The press began ironically calling her Waity Katie after the couple’s subsequent reunion, still not ...
Ernest Hemingway
Six-fingered cats - Hemingway cats - were named in honor of Ernest Hemingway.
Hemingway museum staff cares for the cats currently living in Key West. Despite complaints from the ...
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin died after a long illness on April 19, 1882, at the age of 73.
In recognition of his great contributions to science, Queen Victoria expressed the wish that the gre ...
Aristotle
Aristotle is considered the father of zoology.
After spending time at the court of Hermias of Atarneus, Aristotle left for the island of Lesbos to ...