Biography

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

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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 ...
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Jane Austen
The family lived on his father's modest income of £600 a year.
It was a modest income at the time; by comparison, a skilled laborer - a blacksmith or carpenter - c ...
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Charles III
At the age of 15, he received a mallet from Prince Philip - a special wooden hammer used for playing polo.
Thanks to this, Charles developed an interest in this discipline and began to participate in competitions.Charles's other sporting activities include cricket, skiing and surfing.
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Abraham Lincoln
His mother was Nancy Lincoln, née Hanks. Her descendant, and therefore a descendant of Abraham Lincoln, is actor Tom Hanks.
Nancy’s father was also named Tom.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte is the author of the romantic novel "Clisson and Eugenie" ("Clisson et Eugenie").
It tells the story of a soldier at war and his beloved woman waiting at home. The story was based on ...
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Frederic Chopin
Frederic was probably born on 1 March 1810 in Żelazowa Wola.
Some sources state that he was born on 22 February 1810.
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John Sutter
He got married to Annette Dubold in 1824.
They had five children. His oldest son, John Augustus Sutter was a founder of Sacramento.
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Ernest Hemingway
During the same period, he met his first wife, Hadley Richardson.
After a few months of acquaintance, they decided to marry and went to Europe. At first, they wanted ...
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Jane Austen
Made in 1996, this adaptation of "Emma" received 2 Oscar nominations - it won the statuette for Best Original Score.
The title character, Emma Woodhouse, was played by Gwyneth Partlow.
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Salvador Dali
In 1954, Dali and photographer Philippe Halsman published a book entirely devoted to the mustache.
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