Biography

She was considered the sexiest woman numerous times.

Seven Greek cities competed for the honour of being recognised as the birthplace of Homer.

Hemingway’s marital relations began to deteriorate when he met Pauline Pfeiffer and got into an affair with her, and his wife found out.

Several reviews of "Emma" were published, including one by Walter Scott - but written anonymously. The writer praised the novel for its faithful representation of life and quiet humor.

As an able student, he attended a special engineering course for outstanding students.

In 1817 the first printed work by Frederic Chopin was published. It was a polonaise in the key of G minor.

A meringue-based dessert, pavlova, was named after Anna.

Oppenheimer was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The work in the laboratory was enormously stressful.

Darwin's last child was Charles Waring Darwin, who never learned to walk or talk.

Some of Aristotle’s theories were absurd.