Biography

Thursday, 2 July 2026

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Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton is an avid photographer.
It is likely that if it were not for her role as Duchess of Cambridge and eventually Princess of Wal ...
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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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Peter the Great
Peter the Great is Vladimir Putin's favorite historical figure.
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Hypatia
She was the head of the famous Platonic School in Alexandria and many students flocked to her lectures.
From about 400 she was the head of the Platonic School in Alexandria. She taught mathematics, philos ...
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Gaius Julius Caesar
He first became consul in 59 BC.
The position of consul was one of the two highest posts in the republic. The term of office lasted o ...
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Anna Pavlova
A meringue-based dessert, pavlova, was named after Anna.
During her tours to Australia and New Zealand in 1920, she asked for a light dessert, and she was se ...
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Jane Austen
The novel "Emma" was published in 1816 in three volumes, with an added dedication to the Prince Regent.
It was written between 21 January 1814 and 29 March 1815. Jane began work on a book about a heroine ...
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Women were a constant presence in the emperor's life and played a large role in it.
Bonaparte had an enormous number of mistresses. Among them were ladies of arms in almost all Europea ...
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Homer
In ancient times he was believed to be the son of the river god Meles and the nymph Kreteis.
It was believed that Homer's original name was Melesigenes and that he was the son of the river god ...
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Christopher Columbus
He had to wait some time before organizing the third expedition (1498-1500), as it was difficult for him to regain the lost confidence of the people.
He set out for the west with six ships. Three of them he immediately sent back to Haiti, with the others he sailed to the southwest hoping to find the Asian continent.
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