Biography

Sunday, 28 December 2025

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Kate Middleton
Shortly before her marriage, the Middleton family was granted its own coat of arms.
The Princess and her siblings can use the coat of arms, while in the future, this right will apply o ...
Homer
Seven Greek cities competed for the honour of being recognised as the birthplace of Homer.
The search for Homer's birthplace was carried out by determining which cities had schools or associa ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was given special care at the Medici court by Lorenzo de'Medici, who was interested in his work.
He provided him with an apartment on the palace grounds, an education, and a steady salary.
Charles Darwin
He suffered from seasickness.
However, this did not prevent him from conducting research on marine invertebrates, especially plankton - most of his zoological records dealt with marine invertebrates.
Nikola Tesla
Toward the end of his life, Tesla worked obsessively on the concept of free energy.
In 1901, he patented a free energy receiver called the Radiant Energy Apparatus. The patent applies to the sun, as well as other sources of radiant energy, such as cosmic rays.
Charles Darwin
HMS Beagle returned from the expedition in 1836.
The publication of Darwin's voyage diary was met with great interest by the British.
Antonio Vivaldi
He wrote his first opera "Ottone in villa" at the age of 35.
It premiered on May 17, 1713, at the Teatro delle Grazie in Vicenza.
William Shakespeare
The farce “The Comedy of Errors” is Shakespeare’s shortest comedy at 1,770 lines. His most extended play is “Hamlet,” with 4042 lines.
Salvador Dali
Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo.
During his career he created many advertisements and logos.
Homer
In ancient times he was believed to be the son of the river god Meles and the nymph Kreteis.
It was believed that Homer's original name was Melesigenes and that he was the son of the river god ...