Biography

Sunday, 4 January 2026

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Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi was almost immediately forgotten after his death.
Only the growing interest in the music of J.S. Bach, who transcribed Vivaldi's eighteen violin conce ...
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Aristotle
Aristotle put great effort into studying logic.
He proposed a new concept called Syllogism he described in his work on deductive reasoning, Prior An ...
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In August 1792, the National Legislative Assembly of revolutionary France awarded Kosciuszko the honorary title of Citizen of France.
It was awarded in recognition of his activities and struggle for the ideals of freedom.
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Abraham Lincoln
He loved telling stories and anecdotes, especially in situations where he could not openly express his opinion.
During the escape of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, when asked by General Sherman whether he ...
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Napoleon Bonaparte
During Napoleon's reign, France was involved in more than a dozen wars, in variable coalitions, with all European countries taking part.
Napoleon fought in Austria, Spain, and Germany, where he won great victories (Marengo, Ulm, Austerli ...
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo died in Rome in 1564, at the age of 89.
He worked on the Pietà Rondanini almost until his death. He lived with his servant Francesco Armador ...
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Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was one of the pioneers of roentgenology.
Independently of attempts by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, widely recognized as the discoverer ...
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Rasputin
Rasputin's funeral took place in a park in Tsarskoye Selo in 1916.
The Tsar's family attended, and the Tsarina placed an icon signed by all the funeral attendees in the coffin before closing it.
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In 1792, Stanislaw August Poniatowski wanted to award Kosciuszko the Order of the White Eagle.
Kosciuszko, however, as a republican by conviction, was said to have refused to accept.
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
He received the Order of the Cincinnatus from the hands of George Washington in Philadelphia on May 5, 1784.
The Order of Cincinnatus is an American decoration established in 1783, awarded to members of the Society of Cincinnatians.
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