Biography

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

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Gaius Julius Caesar
In the Julian calendar, July (iulius) was dedicated to Caesar.
Another, August (augustus) was dedicated to Octavian Augustus in later years.
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Hypatia
Interest in Hypatia arose during the Age of Enlightenment.
The Irish philosopher and freethinker from the Rationalist movement, John Toland, an advocate for vi ...
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Roland Garros
While studying in Paris, he came into contact with the fledgling world of aviation, which fascinated him.
He dropped out of college and founded a car dealership in Paris at the age of twenty-one. He became ...
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Kate Middleton
In 2010, Prince William proposed to his chosen wife.
In the fall of 2010, the couple was on vacation in Kenya. William proposed to Kate while the couple ...
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Homer
He may have been one of the forerunners of writing down poetic song previously transmitted orally.
In the eighth century BC, alphabetic writing was introduced to Greece. There was a growing shift awa ...
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Faced with this state of affairs, he left for Dresden but did not find a position there either - he sought to enter service at the Saxon court or the Elector's army.
He left again for Paris and learned about the war in America - the war for American independence - t ...
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Peter the Great
Many specialists in various fields came to Russia (about 750 people, mostly Dutch).
Among them were military officers, craftsmen, and people of science and art. Their task was to teach Russians and instill Western European progress in the country.
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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.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
During the siege of Toulon, Bonaparte was sworn in as captain of an artillery of the revolutionary forces.
He won the support of Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of the revolutionary leader Maximilien R ...
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William Shakespeare
We know very little about the seven years of Shakespeare’s life after 1585. This period is referred to as the “lost years.”
In a persistent and long-repeated legend, it is maintained that he had to flee his hometown in fear ...
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