Biography

Saturday, 11 April 2026

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Anna Pavlova
Anna was known for her charity.
She supported Russian orphans in Paris after World War I. She also bought a house in Paris for 15 girls she supported with her earnings.
Antonio Vivaldi
There was also an anecdote circulating about Vivaldi referring to him as a red-headed priest running to the sacristy during mass to write down a musical theme that had just come to mind.
There was also a rumor about his alleged mistress, who was said to be Anna Giro. Anna Giro first san ...
Anna Pavlova
She loved animals.
She possessed several cats, including a Siamese can, dogs, birds, and swans.
Anna Pavlova
Anna popularized various ethnic dances.
The “Mexican hat dance”, known in Mexico as Jarabe Tapatio, was popularized outside Mexico when Pavl ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
He is a lawyer by education, although he has never worked in this profession.
Yielding to the suggestions of his father, who insisted that his son learn a practical profession, V ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven took part in the so-called piano "duels".
The first one took place at the home of Baron Raimund Wetzlar, a former patron of Mozart, with the v ...
Nikola Tesla
In 1879, Nikola Tesla suffered a nervous breakdown.
His father came to Maribor and begged his son to return home, but he refused. He was soon detained b ...
Michelangelo
At his father's request, Michelangelo returned to Florence, where he undertook the statue of David.
The statue stood in front of the palace of the Signoria of Florence. During this time, he also creat ...
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 ...
Amadeus Mozart
In 1791, Wolfgang's librettist and friend Emanuel Schikaneder commissioned him to write "The Magic Flute" - a fairy tale opera (singspiel - opera with spoken interludes).
It is one of Mozart's most recognizable operas. Some see in it the author's connections with Freemas ...