Biography

Wednesday, 24 December 2025

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Peter the Great
He introduced the Julian calendar in place of the Byzantine calendar.
At the time, the Julian calendar was used only in Protestant countries; Catholics had already been using the Gregorian calendar for 100 years.
Antonio Vivaldi
These concertos are one of the most outstanding examples of programmatic-illustrative music.
They carry programmatic content expressed through musical means. They are distinguished by a great number of onomatopoeic effects and imaginative sound paintings.
Marilyn Monroe
Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.
Some wondered whether Marilyn’s death was linked to her affair with the Kennedy brothers.
Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist.
He lived from 1904 to 1967.
Ernest Hemingway
During World War II, Hemingway was in Europe from May 1944 to March 1945.
In London, he met Time magazine correspondent Mary Welsh. He fell in love, and during their third meeting, asked her to marry him. While in London, he also suffered a concussion from a car accident.
Ludwig van Beethoven
In 1810, Beethoven was hailed by the writer and composer Ernst Hoffmann in an influential review of the Allgemeinemusikalische Zeitung as the greatest of the three "Romantic" composers.
According to Hoffmann, he was ahead of Haydn and Mozart in this ranking. He wrote that in Beethoven' ...
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin lived from 1809 to 1882.
He was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, author of the theory of evolution, which is considered a fundamental concept in science.
Kate Middleton
Shortly before her marriage, the Middleton family was granted its own coat of arms.
The Princess and her siblings can use the coat of arms, while in the future, this right will apply o ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko's stay in Paris lasted five years.
Pre-revolutionary France at the time made a huge impression on him, translating into his political and social beliefs.
Charles Darwin
During his studies at Cambridge, his attitude toward education changed.
He focused on the natural sciences, was enthralled by the language and logic of the English theologi ...