Biography

Thursday, 27 August 2026

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William Shakespeare
Among Shakespeare’s masterpieces, the most acclaimed nowadays is “Romeo and Juliet,” a tragic love story of two young people who are separated by their feuding families’ past, and “Hamlet,” the story of a Danish prince entangled in love, betrayal, and revenge, who learns of a family secret.
Shakespeare’s other works include: historical dramas dealing with events in English history - “King ...
Amadeus Mozart
Both of Mozart's sons never married and left no offspring.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's direct lineage died out in the mid-19th century.
Charles III
Charles III is also interested in architecture. He has established several institutions, dealing with the issue of urban planning and architecture, which, as of 2018, form The Prince's Foundation.
In 1989, he published the book: A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture, in the pages o ...
Robert Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer was a man of many talents and above average intelligence. He showed abilities in both the sciences and the arts.
He was also interested in English and French literature, as well as mineralogy. From the time when h ...
Peter the Great
He built from scratch the new city of St. Petersburg, to which he moved the country's capital.
In 1721, the Senate proclaimed Tsar Peter the Great as Emperor of All-Russia.
Jane Austen
Several reviews of "Emma" were published, including one by Walter Scott - but written anonymously. The writer praised the novel for its faithful representation of life and quiet humor.
Salvador Dali
Was he inspired by Einstein?
Critics and scholars wondered if Dali's famous Melting Watch was inspired on Einsteins theory of relativity.
Gaius Julius Caesar
Further military successes came after 61 BC when Julius Caesar went to Spain.
He took over as governor of the province of Hispania Ulterior, where he decided to conquer regions n ...
Salvador Dali
He was always fascinated by the legendary painter Pablo Picasso.
While in Paris in 1927, he met with Picasso in his atelier, where the painter showed him his works. ...
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.”