Biography

Saturday, 29 November 2025

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Hypatia
Hypatia was brutally murdered.
In March 415, a mob of Christians led by the church lector Peter, whom Socrates described as a fanat ...
Ernest Hemingway
Neither Snowball (Snow White) nor the other cats living with Hemingway were the only cats in his life.
Since childhood, wherever he lived and worked, he was accompanied by cats, with whom he shared a par ...
Christopher Columbus
Columbus' return caused a great stir. He was welcomed by thousands of people, especially since he brought gold and colorful ara parrots as a gift for the king.
In a conversation with the royal couple, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, Columbus spoke ...
Michelangelo
Two years later, while in Bologna, he carved a candelabrum in the form of a kneeling naked angel and statues of saints: Petronius and Proculius, San Domenico.
Michelangelo left the Medici Palace after the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent. He returned to his family home and worked on a sculpture of Hercules (this work was lost in the 18th century).
Nikola Tesla
In 1887, he developed an AC-powered induction motor.
Tesla's partners negotiated a licensing agreement with Westinghouse for Tesla's multiphase induction ...
Marilyn Monroe
Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.
Some wondered whether Marilyn’s death was linked to her affair with the Kennedy brothers.
Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer dominated all scientific discussions.
He was so enthusiastic that he sometimes took over the seminar, which did not please the other parti ...
Hypatia
She educated successive members of Alexandria's elite, and her students held high positions.
Hypatia came from an aristocratic background and circulated among the ruling and cultural elite. Her ...
Jane Austen
In Joe Wright's 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, young lovers struggling with social conventions, barriers, and prejudices were played by Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.
Robert Oppenheimer
After the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer became very popular. He gave lectures all over the country, talking about the responsible use of atomic energy.
After the hydrogen weapon tests, the situation changed and the scientist began to take an interest i ...