Biography

A few weeks after Rasputin was assassinated, the Romanov dynasty was overthrown.

Thanks to the Corsican governor's patronage, he was admitted to a military school in Brienne-le-Chateau.

During his student days he was an avid collector of beetles.

For four years he lived in Moscow.

"Ode to Joy" is a poem by Friedrich Schiller written in November 1785 - the final author's version comes from 1803.

Ada Lovelace died of uterine cancer in 1852 at the age of 36. Her father, Lord Byron, died at the same age.

His mother worked a lot, giving music and singing lessons, composing, and directing the children’s church choir and the orchestra at the Congregational Church. She also sang at concerts and was a soloist in the church choir.

During his first two-week visit to Vienna in 1787, he almost certainly met Mozart.

In the post-war period, Hemingway suffered from many illnesses: diabetes, severe headaches, high blood pressure and overweight problems. He also abused alcohol.

Shakespeare’s works have inspired filmmakers. Some 420 full-length films were based on his works.