Biography

Chopin began learning the piano quite early, at the turn of his fourth and fifth year.

The period of his first compositional successes coincided with the period of his first love affair with Konstancja Gładkowska, the singer he called the ideal.

He was born into a Serbian family, and his ancestors came from western Serbia near Montenegro.

Frederic was probably born on 1 March 1810 in Żelazowa Wola.

In 1879, Nikola Tesla suffered a nervous breakdown.

Nikola Tesla was an American engineer of Serbian descent.

Anna was known for her charity.

In the 1930s, Hemingway often spent summers in Wyoming, hunting deer, elk and grizzly bears.

Some accuse her of being too rigid and hiding her emotions.

Beethoven's income during this period came from the publication of his works, from their performances, and from patrons for whom he performed private concerts and exclusive copies of the works they commissioned before their publication.